Good morning! Some interesting new from SXSW from none other than Bre Pettis of Makerbot Industries. See the article below and enjoy this edition!
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SXSW
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"MakerBot founder Bre Pettis today announced the Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner prototype it intends to sell alongside its Replicator 3D printers. The scanner uses a combination of cameras and lasers to scan an object and create a digital file that can then be printed using one of MakerBot's replicators."
Read more in The Verge
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Fashion
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"Thousands of unique components were 3D printed in a flowing mesh designed exactly to fit Dita's body. This represents the possibility to 3D print complex, customized fabric like garments designed exactly to meet a specific person or need. As we see the material properties of 3D printing mature to produce more fine, flexible materials we will see more and more forays into fashion such as this."
Read more on the Shapeways blog
Submitted by @coliwilso, @UnearthlyMike
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Medical
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"A man has had the first ever 3D-printed skull-replacement fitted, swapping out a whole 75 per cent of the bone in his head for a man-made replacement.
The unnamed man, from the US, first had his skull scanned to create a digital replica, before the large replacement plate was printed out."
Read more on Gizmodo
Submitted by @UnearthlyMike
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Crowdsourced 3D Printers
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"At re:3D, we believe that the biggest problems in our world are solved by taking a bigger view. That’s why our project is aimed at designing the first large-format 3D printer... that you can take home with you. It’s not only about taking the amazing technology of 3D printing and amplifying it."
See their Kickstarter
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"sLAMPS is an open design for a 3d SL (Stereo Lithography) resin printer. I've been working on it for the last few months and have gotten it to the point where it is ready to print -- once I get a good supply of resin."
See their Indiegogo
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