News: British architect Adrian Priestman claims to have designed and installed the first 3D-printed components to be approved for use in the construction industry. More about British architect claims "first architectural application" of 3D printing
Design Miami 2013: designer Ross Lovegrove will present a series of 3D-printed 18 carat gold rings at Design Miami next week. More about Ross Lovegrove designs 3D-printed gold jewellery
News: British company Fripp Design and Research has developed 3D-printed prosthetic eyes that could be produced much faster than existing handmade versions, reducing the cost by 97 percent. More about 3D printing "can produce up to 150 prosthetic eyes per hour"
Bacteria from personalities including artist Olafur Eliasson, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist and chef Michael Pollan have been used to make human cheese as part of an exhibition about synthetic biology in Dublin. More about Olafur Eliasson's tears used to make human cheese
News: Microsoft Kinect users can now scan their bodies with the motion capture device and order a 3D-printed miniature model of themselves without leaving the house. More about Tiny 3D-printed selfies can be ordered from your living room
Technology will increasingly be integrated into the body "to extend our abilities, our knowledge and our perceptions of reality", according to Neil Harbisson, the first officially recognised human cyborg (+ interview). More about People "will start becoming technology" says human cyborg
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby's creative consultancy MAP has designed a build-your-own computer kit (+ slideshow). More about Kano computer kit by MAP
The colour of light emitted by this lamp can be controlled using syringes filled with red, green and blue ink (+ movie). More about Colour Injector lamp by Taras Sgibnev
News: robots could soon be operating on beating human hearts while a surgeon based in a different part of the world directs the procedure remotely, according to a designer working on a new generation of medical equipment. More about Robot surgeons to operate on beating human hearts
This synthetic biology project by design graduate Agatha Haines proposes using animal cells to print new types of organs, which could be implanted into humans to prevent heart attacks or strokes (+ movie) More about Animal cells could be used to make "Frankenstein-esque hybrid organs"
Buildings in the future could feature floors embedded with synthetic bacteria that eat dirt and clean your feet, according to this project by design student Tashia Tucker (+ slideshow). More about Bio-surfaces containing "hacked" bacteria could clean your feet as you walk on them
Synthetic living creatures would be released into the wild to save endangered species and clean up pollution under this futuristic proposal by designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. More about Rewilding with synthetic creatures could "save nature" says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
American 3D-printer manufacturer 3D Systems has launched a $399 handheld 3D scanner for capturing objects anywhere and instantly creating a printable file. More about Sense low-cost handheld 3D scanner by 3D Systems
News: Lady Gaga wore the world's "first flying dress" at the launch party for her latest album last night. More about Lady Gaga pilots "first flying dress"
News: an American company has built and successfully fired the world's first metal 3D-printed gun. More about World’s first 3D-printed metal gun successfully fired
News: a strap-on robotic arm that allows humans to lift heavy weights has won this year's James Dyson Award for the most innovative student design product. More about Strap-on robotic Titan Arm wins £30,000 Dyson award
News: 3D-printed nose and ear replacements for accident victims and people with facial disfigurements could be just a year away, according to a design firm working on a new generation of prosthetics (+ interview). More about 3D-printed noses for accident victims "within a year"
News: 3D-printed human cells could replace the need for animal testing of new drugs within five years, according to a pioneering bio-printing expert at the 3D Printshow in London, which opens today. More about 3D-printed human cells could "replace animal testing"
London designer Matthew Plummer-Fernandez has developed a piece of software that allows users to visually corrupt 3D-print files so they can't be recognised on file-sharing sites. More about Software developed to disguise 3D printing files shared online
This activity-tracking device by former Apple CEO John Sculley's tech startup Misfit looks more like luxury jewellery than a sports accessory. More about Shine wearable activity monitor by Misfit