Time-lapse of the World's Largest 3D Printed Boat

The world's largest 3D printed boat, largest 3D printer at UMaine!

The 25-foot-long craft weighs two and a half tons.

Watch a giant 3D printer spit out an entire boat

Rock the Boat

The world's largest 3D-printed boat took just 72 hours to construct using the world's largest 3D printer — and it didn't even push the device to its limits.

Watch a Giant 3D Printer Spit out an Entire Boat

It's the largest solid 3D-printed object in history. 

Officials need to pay more attention to this threat, experts warn.

Report: Terrorists could 3D print weapons of mass destruction

WMDs on Demand

Bad actors could covertly create weapons of mass destruction using a combination of 3D printers and artificial intelligence, experts warn.

Report: Terrorists Could 3D Print Weapons of Mass Destruction

And we might not know until it's too late.

BIOLIFE4D - The Science of Bioprinting a Human Heart

The mini heart could become a viable tool for cardiotoxicity testing — the study of how drug treatments and medications could cause damage to the heart muscle.

This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart

3D Bioprinting

Chicago-based biotech company Biolife4D claims to have 3D bioprinted a miniaturized human heart — chambers, ventricles, and all.

This Biotech Company Claims to Have 3D Printed a Mini Human Heart

More on bioprinted hearts: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/researchers-3d-printed-heart-human-tissue">Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Tissue</a>

Breakthroughs

Can 3D printing technology really make donor organs obsolete?

"We now have the ability to build constructs that recapitulate key structural, mechanical, and biological properties of native tissues."

Researchers 3D printed functional components of the human heart

Printing Beats

A team of researchers just 3D printed functional components of the human heart using a specialized printer that's capable of printing suspended hydrogels.

Researchers 3D Print Functional Components of Human Heart

Yet another step towards being able to 3D print functional organs.

A real cure for balding could be coming soon, but it won't be cheap.

Baldness could soon be cured for real — if you're rich

Reforestation

Scientists are closer than ever to a cure for baldness, thanks to cloned stem cells and 3D-printed scaffolding that could let new hairs take root.

Baldness Could Soon Be Cured for Real — if You’re Rich

Stem cells and 3D printing are here to save your scalp.

The Toybox 3D Printer Deluxe Bundle lets kids print their own toys

Brands We Love

The Toybox 3d Printer Deluxe Bundle has everything your kids need to start printing their own toys from the comfort of home.

The Toybox 3D Printer Deluxe Bundle Lets Kids Print Their Own Toys

This beginner-friendly printer is educational and fun.

Archinaut One to Manufacture and Assemble Spacecraft Parts While Orbiting Earth

"In-space robotic manufacturing and assembly are unquestionable game-changers and fundamental capabilities for future space exploration."

NASA approves plan to 3D print giant spaceship parts in orbit

Can Space Melt Steel Beams?

NASA just awarded Made In Space a $73.3 million contract to demonstrate 3D-printing spacecraft parts while in orbit using a small spacecraft.

NASA Approves Plan to 3D Print Giant Spaceship Parts in Orbit

NASA is funding a startup to 3D print two massive structural beams while orbiting Earth.

A spokesperson told Russian news that Russia's moon program will see "the launch of construction of large-scale structures with the use of additive technologies and local resources."

Russia is planning to 3D print a Moon base

Print Screen Home

Russia space agency Roscosmos confirmed that it's planning to 3D print structures on the moon to protect astronauts from the harsh environment by 2040.

Russia is Planning to 3D Print a Moon Base

Could natural resources on the Moon be 3D printed into habitats and tools?

3D printing skin

3D printing bone

The team of scientists used special "bio ink" made out of human blood plasma.

3D-printed human skin and bone could save astronauts on Mars

Off World

Scientists 3D printed skin and bone samples upside down to see if astronauts on Mars could use the technology in low-gravity environments.

3D-Printed Human Skin and Bone Could Save Astronauts on Mars

"Brand new skin could be bioprinted instead of being grafted from elsewhere on the astronaut’s body."

Update 1

The car is technically not made up of 3D printed parts in its entirety: the engine, chassis and other structural pieces were gathered separately.

A physicist and his son are 3D-printing a full-scale Lamborghini

For Science

Physicist Sterling Backus is 3D printing a full-scale Lamborghini Aventador-inspired supercar in his own backyard with the help of his son.

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