You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up at 3D Print Weekly. You can view it in your web browser.

 

July 22

 
 

Patents, particles and printed pairs of shoes!
All in a week's work for 3D printing news.
Enjoy <3

 

Law

 

3D printing will explode in 2014, thanks to the expiration of key patents

"These patents cover a technology known as “laser sintering,” the lowest-cost 3D printing technology. Because of its high resolution in all three dimensions, laser sintering can produce goods that can be sold as finished products."

Read more on Quartz

Submitted by @makenai

 

Innovation

 

3D printing with liquid metals

"While 3D printers of today are basically limited to plastics and resins, the holy grail of desktop fabrication is printing with metal. While we won’t be printing out steel objects on a desktop printer just yet, [Collin Ladd], [Ju-Hee So], [John Muth], and [Michael D. Dickey] from North Carolina State University are slowly working up to that by printing objects with tiny spheres of liquid metal."

Read more on Hack a Day

Submitted by @BillTomiyasu

 

Fashion

 

Your Next Pair Of Shoes Will Be Printed To Order

"Custom-fitted shoes do more than increase comfort; they can improve performance and even reduce the risk of injury. But made-to-order shoes are also prohibitively expensive: A single foot mold, for example, can cost thousands of dollars. For those who can’t spend like a professional athlete, manufacturers are starting to adopt 3-D printing."

Read more on Pop Sci

Submitted by @BillTomiyasu

 

Health

 

3D printers emit potentially hazardous ultrafine particles

"For comparison, researchers' estimate of the total UFP emission rate for a single PLA-based 3D printer is similar to that reported during cooking with an electric frying pan. ABS 3D printer has an emission rate similar to that reported during grilling food on gas or electric stoves at low power."

Read more on 3ders

 

See you next week!

 

 

In This Issue

  1. Law
  2. Innovation
  3. Fashion
  4. Health

Photo of the Week

Share this with a friend

 

3D Print Weekly, 520 E. Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA

Don't want to receive these newsletters anymore? Manage your email preferences here, or unsubscribe.