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Olivia Fankelstrom writes about 3D Printing and has been on 3D Printer Chats staff list for nearly 3 years now. She tries to stay neutral in our office and has to this day never been seen fighting or making a scene. Not even when her 3D Printer printer broke down in 2019 with a 130 hour print.

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Relativity Space is defying the odds amid corona crisis

Olivia Fankelstrom Apr 8, 2020 0

The novel coronavirus crisis plaguing the world right now is characterized by massive unemployment claims in the US and most other parts in the world since people have to stay home to flatten the curve. According to Forbes, A…

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Leitat presents first medically validated, industrialized 3D printed ventilator

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 23, 2020 0

A six-member consortium has validated the industrialized field 3D printed ventilator The device is a field respirator, called Leitat 1. The group consisting of Spanish organizations like the Consorci de la Zona Franca (CZFB), HP, Leitat…

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Volkswagen explores using 3D printers to produce ventilators

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 22, 2020 0

The world needs all the help it can get to curb the current coronavirus epidemic. German Automaker Volkswagen is doing its own part by pledging to contribute to global efforts to use 3D printing for the production of hospital ventilators.…

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Enhanced Open-Source N95 Mask Design Released For 3D Printing

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 22, 2020 0

Open-Source N95 Mask is the latest effort from the 3D printing community to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The 3D printing community is doing a lot of work to play its part in combating the novel COVID-19 virus that has made the world…

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SUTD targets localized circular economy for green 3D printing materials

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 14, 2020 0

Much like the new use old McDonald's waste cooking oil is getting, being transformed into 3D printing materials for additive manufacturing, new research seeks to find ways to use waste material ad 3D printing material. The research being…

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Zeolite CNT 3D Printing materials can be used in load bearing structures

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 11, 2020 0

The real hindrance in using 3D printing technologies in more fields is material science. Materials structures suitable for use in specific domains are still being developed. One leap that will encourage 3D printing technology use in…

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Engineers design 3D-printed table tennis paddles for Oculus Touch controllers

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 9, 2020 0

Games on the Oculus VR promise n immersive gaming experience. It is build to provide realistic VR gaming experiences. Sometimes the experiences are not complete without the controller feeling like an actual gun when playing a first-person…

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3D Printing Stocks Fell As Much As 16% in February

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 9, 2020 0

Despite forecasts of the huge amounts the 3D printing industry is going to be worth in like five years, stocks and current markets don't seem to reflect that forecast. Stocks of popular 3D printing fell a good margin in February.…

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President Trump opens up online access to 3D-printed guns

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 1, 2020 0

Access to cheap 3D printers has opened up the world to many possibilities from making complex components making 3D-printed guns with just a few clicks of the mouse. In 2013, Austin resident Cody Wilson made blueprints for the first…

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3D-printed aortic roots may help to predict paravalvular leak post-TAVR

Olivia Fankelstrom Mar 1, 2020 0

Before now, there has not been any effective method to predict paravalvular regurgitation prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). However, new research has developed a new method for preprocedural modeling using 3D printing…

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Relativity Space to move its 3D rocket printing factory to California

Olivia Fankelstrom Feb 28, 2020 0

Relativity Space, next-generation rocket builder is to move its operations to Long Beach California. The company whose unique take on the launch industry is to build rockets using 3D printing technology will soon be based out of an 11,150…

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Hong Kong medical staff turn to 3D printed face shields to protect them from coronavirus

Olivia Fankelstrom Feb 25, 2020 0

3D printed protective face shields look to be a practical solution that is fueling an effort to keep safe medical personnel battling the coronavirus. The population curbing virus has been prominent in some parts of the world like China and…

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