Design
August Smart Lock by Yves Behar
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of Fuseproject has designed a lock that replaces physical keys with a smartphone app. More about August Smart Lock by Yves Behar
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Design
3D-printed Robohand helps children born without fingers
News: a prosthetic hand designed for people with missing fingers has been made available to download from the 3D-printing design database Thingiverse (+ movie). More about 3D-printed Robohand helps children born without fingers
Architecture
"In the future we might print not only buildings, but entire urban sections"
Forward-thinking designers are using 3D printing to blow architecture wide open, as Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs reports in this extract from Print Shift, our one-off publication dedicated to the developing technology. More about "In the future we might print not only buildings, but entire urban sections"
Design
GIGS.2.GO by Bolt Group
Each tab on this credit card-sized pack by American designers Bolt Group can be torn off and used as a USB stick. More about GIGS.2.GO by Bolt Group
Technology
"One day it will be possible to 3D-print a human liver"
In this extract from Print Shift, our one-off publication about 3D printing, editor Claire Barrett reports on the growing number of medical applications for the emerging technology and asks how soon we can expect 3D-printed organ transplants. More about "One day it will be possible to 3D-print a human liver"
Design
Mataerial by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Lab and IAAC
Plastic extruded from this robotic 3D printer solidifies instantly, allowing it to draw freeform shapes in the air extending from any surface (+ movie). More about Mataerial by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Lab and IAAC
Technology
"One day we will be able to 3D-print a hamburger"
In this article from Print Shift, our one-off magazine about additive manufacturing, Dezeen's Ben Hobson asks how soon we could be tucking into 3D-printed steaks. More about "One day we will be able to 3D-print a hamburger"
Design
US government blocks downloads of 3D-printed gun
News: blueprints for the world's first 3D-printed gun have been taken offline at the request of the US government. More about US government blocks downloads of 3D-printed gun
Technology
Staples becomes first major US retailer to sell desktop 3D printers
News: office supply brand Staples has become the first major US retailer to sell desktop 3D printers for the consumer market. More about Staples becomes first major US retailer to sell desktop 3D printers
Technology
"Frontline soldiers could soon be printing entire weapons or even aircraft"
Following today's news that the first 3D-printed gun has been fired, Dezeen reporter Emilie Chalcraft takes a look at how 3D-printed guns and drones are changing weaponry and warfare in this extract from Print Shift, our one-off publication about 3D printing. More about "Frontline soldiers could soon be printing entire weapons or even aircraft"
Design
First 3D-printed gun fired
News: the world's first 3D-printed plastic gun has been successfully fired in Texas, USA. More about First 3D-printed gun fired
Design
Scientists 3D-print bionic ear that hears beyond human range
News: nanotechnology scientists at an American university have 3D-printed a bionic ear that can hear radio frequencies beyond a human's normal range. More about Scientists 3D-print bionic ear that hears beyond human range
Technology
"Printed human tissues are ten years away"
Michael Renard, executive vice president of bioprinting company Organovo, explains how 3D printing could one day be used to produce replacement tissue, vessels and organs in this interview conducted for our print-on-demand magazine Print Shift (+ transcript). More about "Printed human tissues are ten years away"
Design
3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
News: next month's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York will be the first major design fair to place 3D printing and digital fabrication at the core of its programme, with a four-day series of workshops introducing the hardware and software that could change the face of design, manufacturing and distribution (+ interview). More about 3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
Technology
"It's the first pair of glasses that is one component"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: designer Ron Arad launched a range of 3D printed eyewear in Milan earlier this month. In this movie he discusses his pioneering 3D printing experiments in 2000 and his views on the technology today. More about "It's the first pair of glasses that is one component"
Design
"Everybody could have their body scanned and order clothes that fit perfectly"
Fashion designer and 3D printing pioneer Iris van Herpen tells us how printing and scanning technologies could transform the fashion industry in an exclusive interview for our print-on-demand publication Print Shift. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12 (+ transcript). More about "Everybody could have their body scanned and order clothes that fit perfectly"
Technology
How we 3D-printed our heads
Rather than publish our photos on the contributors' page of the Print Shift 3D-printing magazine we launched this week, we thought it would be fun to get ourselves scanned and printed out. Here's how we did it. More about How we 3D-printed our heads
Technology
"Print on demand has completely changed the way we think about books"
In this movie made as part of our print-on-demand project, Blurb founder and CEO Eileen Gittins explains how new technology is transforming book and magazine publishing and we visit the Dutch factory where our Print Shift magazine is produced. More about "Print on demand has completely changed the way we think about books"
Technology
"When I first saw 3D printing I immediately saw the future"
In this movie made as part of our collaboration with print-on-demand publisher Blurb, we visit three of the world's leading 3D-printing pioneers, including Janne Kyttanen of Freedom of Creation (above), and explain how we produced Print Shift, the magazine about 3D printing that we launched earlier today. More about "When I first saw 3D printing I immediately saw the future"
Technology
Dezeen launches Print Shift magazine with Blurb
Today Dezeen launches Print Shift, a print-on-demand magazine about 3D printing produced in collaboration with cutting-edge publisher Blurb (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen launches Print Shift magazine with Blurb