Jo Young

3D printing is one of the most exciting areas of current technological development. It’s not a new concept (engineers have been using big and expensive 3D printers for decades), but it’s only in the last few years that 3D printing has come within the reach of everyone. No longer confined

A lot can happen in ten years. In 2006, ten years ago, Blu-Ray was announced, YouTube was launched and Apple released the first Macbook. Who knew that these would become as popular as they are today? Absolutely nobody. The success of these products has been incredible, and ten years from

There’s a myth floating around that 3D printed parts are not as strong or as tough as traditionally-manufactured parts. This simply isn’t true. While this is certainly the case with some applications, it is perfectly possible to 3D print parts as strong as – and if not stronger than –

Thought we were done with the excitement of CES 2016? Think again. It’s been a fantastic start to the New Year for 3D printer manufacturers. Mcor Technologies blew everybody away with the launch of the Mcor ARKe, the world’s first full-colour desktop 3D printer, and Ultimaker launched the successors to

Mcor Technologies have ambitious plans. In August, during the company’s 10-year anniversary celebration, Mcor founder and CEO Dr. Conor MacCormack laid out his vision for the company. “To be a billion dollar company,” was one of the ambitions he listed. Well today, at CES Las Vegas 2016, Mcor took a

3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has started 2016 with a bang, launching two new 3D printers at CES Las Vegas 2016. The printers, which are called the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+, are both successors to existing printers in the Ultimaker range. They will take over the flagship role occupied

The Holy Grail of 3D printing, for the medical industry at least, is the ability to 3D print living tissues and living structures. Such a capability would advance the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery considerably, however we are still a fair way away from being able to do that.

Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre have built and tested a rocket engine using 3D printed components. The engine, whose parts were 3D printed using a printing process known as selecting laser melting (SLM), fired into life last week with roaring success, producing a thrust so powerful it is

Drones are super-cool, but they are an expensive hobby. Those that like the idea of a drone but lack the funds to fulfill their dreams then can only watch on, as the world goes drone mad. But all is not lost. You can still have a lot of fun with