Enlarge (credit: Penk/Github ) If someone is using a handheld PC these days, it’s almost certainly a smartphone. But a Raspberry Pi has a way of bringing out an enthusiast’s retro side. Add in some old console parts and a true mechanical keyboard, and you’ve got a DO-IT-YOURSELF PC that can fit in the palm […]
Enlarge (credit: famichu/Github) Cherry’s MX switches are the most well-known in the mechanical keyboard world, and countless other brands mimic the switches’ iconic cross-stem design to deliver tactile typing. Now, a magnetic twist to the Cherry MX style has resulted in a 3D-printable mechanical switch with an adjustable actuation point. Recently shared via Github by […]
Enlarge / This 64-pixel OLED panel was 3D printed. Laptops and phones with OLED displays boast rich colors at high contrasts—but they come in a premium price. Researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN) say they’ve found a potential solution to that price barrier by using a THREE DIMENSIONAL printer that could eventually lead […]
Enlarge (credit: A. Duraj-Thatte, A. Manjula-Basvanna et. al. /Nature ) 3D printing has already been put to use in many interesting applications, from large-scale homebuilding to robot hands that are good at Super Mario Bros. — and even creepy materials that can shape-shift into a human face . But researchers Anna M. Duraj-Thatte and Avinash […]
Enlarge / Icon’s Vulcan construction system 3D-prints walls layer by layer using specially formulated concrete. (credit: ICON Technology, Inc. ) Construction companies have been experimenting with 3D printing for years, but next year, a major homebuilder is going to break ground in Austin, Texas, on what will be the largest such development to date. The […]
A team led by University of Maryland mechanical engineering Professor Ryan Sochol has created a soft robotic hand agile enough to manipulate a game controller. A team of engineers at the University of Maryland has built a three-fingered soft robotic hand that is sufficiently agile to be able to manipulate the buttons and directional pad […]
Ford has been using 3D printing for prototyping and other design and engineering work. But 3D printing does not lend itself well to mass-produced parts. [credit: Ford ] Slowly but surely, car companies are beginning to make themselves more sustainable. We most often hear about this in the context of using clean energy to power […]
Expand / / A closeup of Bridgestone’s newest Blizzak tire in its own normal surroundings. (charge: Bridgestone) Monday marks the official beginning of winter in the usa. Not that the weather requires the calendar’s consent; most areas of the nation began seeing snow months ago. And, needless to say, you do not have to wait […]