Environment
Tecla: the first house “printed” in 3D with the soil
TECLA is the first fully 3D-printed house made from natural materials: construction takes just 200 hours and is environmentally sustainable
Giovanni Sapere
3d printer
News
The “gentle” velcro inspired by mushrooms
Wageningen University has produced a fastening material inspired by the shape of mushrooms that is stronger and gentler than Velcro
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Prototypes
A 3D printer for KFC chicken nuggets?
The fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken is experimenting with an innovative 3D printer capable of “printing” its beloved chicken bites: the aim is to reduce the environmental impact of animal husbandry.
Giovanni Sapere
Life
3D Printers: the ice cream that you can “print” from the PC
A team of researchers has patented a special 3D printer that allows to print ice cream: it can produce one flavor at a time starting from 100% natural ingredients.
Giovanni Sapere
Robotics
xPizza One: the “3D printer” for the pizza
xPizza One is an automatic robot that uses a technology very similar to that of a 3D printer to produce pizza: you can choose from 23 different toppings.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
“Fell The Peel”: the 3 meters high juicer that recycles the peels
The Carlo Ratti Associati studio has created a giant juicer that can contain 1500 oranges: it squeezes them in a few seconds and transforms the skins into bioplastic.
Giovanni Sapere
Life
Legendary Vish: the 3D printed vegan salmon
Legendary Vish is a start-up that, through 3D printing, has created a vegan meat of vegetable origin similar to salmon in taste and texture.
Giovanni Sapere
News
3D “printed” ankle: record-breaking intervention in Bologna
A team of the Rizzoli Hospital in Bologna managed for the first time to implant a 3D “printed” ankle prosthesis.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Italian surgeons implanted the first ear “built” thanks to 3D printing
Surgeries at the Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence have built a child’s ear thanks to 3D printing: this is the first case in Italy
Giovanni Sapere
Gaming
3DRap brings disabled pilots on track with new 3D printing techniques
From Mercogliano the creative team able to create accessories and controllers for the customizable SimRacing for people with disabilities. To be able to participate in a rally race also a disabled young man. It has succeeded, even if only in the virtual version of the competition, a team of young…
Giovanni Sapere
Young Phenomena
Intelligent robots, the project of the Vallauri Institute
The project called “Robotika”, provides for the Union of the forces of a team of 20 boys of three years, for the manual construction of Intelligent robots able to move in a specially equipped area, avoiding obstacles.
Giovanni Sapere