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Forget Back to the Future, ‘Formula’ is a real, 3D-printed flying car created by Hoversurf. This 5-seater vehicle features 3D printed metal and carbon fibre parts. The craziest part is that this isn’t some futuristic nonsense, it is scheduled for…

Intellectual Property is a controversial and sometimes confusing issue. The moniker covers such a broad spectrum, that it requires years of experience to master. This is bad for designers who want to create 3D-printed models and share them for both…

Every month, 3Dnatives summarised the major economic and business news in the 3D printing world. The last month had some very important events occur, from Ultimaker investments to record-breaking performances by Renishaw, and Amazon buying 3D software firm Body Labs.…

This week’s startup of the month is AnatomikModeling, a company focusing on using 3D tech to help improve various conditions such as for congenital thoracic pathologies. Despite only being started two years ago, AnatomikModeling is an exciting new company that…

In what promises to be a momentous achievement, an Israeli startup is attempting to use 3D printing to land on the Moon. The startup, SpaceIL, plan to land a vehicle on the moon, including many 3D printing parts. Why? Google…

There are numerous initiatives today showing how 3D printing helps art and history. This can be through creating complex shapes and new works, educating a wider audience, or preserving artefacts. By recreating a ruined monument for example, we preserve its…

HP is a huge company; well-regarded in the PC, notebook, and printing industries with over $48bn in revenue last year. Recently, HP have expanded into the 3D printing market too, rolling out their Multi Jet Fusion range of printers. This…

As a Brit, I am not currently very confident in my country’s economic state. We have voted to leave the area that supplies the majority of our trade, butchered the talks leading to our exit from the EU, and have…

Body Labs have announced that Amazon have acquired the start-up for an undisclosed amount. TechCrunch however have reported that the figure Amazon paid is between $50-70M. Body Labs are a start-up from New York that incorporate body scanning into 3D…

Valve, the company behind the Dota, Half-life, Portal and Left 4 Dead series’, has partnered with Shapeways to allow fans to reproduce and sell merchandise and figures from their favourite games. 3D printing is a very disruptive technology. It is…

Arizton – Advisory and Intelligence is an American consulting firm that recently published a study on the global outlook and forecasts for additive manufacturing. Following the recent Gartner Report, the report provides a global view of the market in terms…

Progress towards the future of 3D printing continues to grow, whether it be in the introduction of new, promising technologies, or within the production chain of a company who has implemented additive manufacturing to propel their production even further. In…