Prosthetics

The Week in 3D Printing: Super-powered Kids, Plus Prints That Are Bigger, Stronger, and Ready to Fly

September 23, 2017

Big developments in prosthesis-hacking, bridge-building, plane-lightening, muscle-making, and a slew of other miracles, all this week in 3D printing. That’s…

Shapeways Education Grant Stories: Anna Ruiter’s Beautiful 3D Printed Splint Rings

September 21, 2017

Anna Ruiter of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is one of our $1000 Education Grant winners from the…

A Leg and Two Tusks: Viktoria Modesta, Prosthetics, and Performance Art

September 1, 2017

Viktoria Modesta is a model, musician, and self-described “bionic pop artist.” Born in Latvia, Modesta suffered a leg injury at…

The Week in 3D Printing: Waste in Space, the Mother of All 3D Printers, and a Win-Win Arms Race

August 25, 2017

We admired NASA for finding novel (and sometimes gross) ways to use 3D printing, commemorated the 3D printer that started…

The Week in 3D Printing: Good News? Yes Please!

June 16, 2017

The best part about 3D printing? It’s all about the promise of the present — and amazing possibilities of the…