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Top 3D Printing Headlines Last Week: Dinosaurs, Action Figures, Organs, Olympics
A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from July 2 to July 8.
Monday, July 2
- Video: 3D Printing for Dummies; A Very Basic Introduction
- Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular 3D Printing Stories in June 2012
Tuesday, July 3
Wednesday, July 4
Thursday, July 5
- How Leading Scientists Across Fields are Embracing 3D Printing
- Always Wanted Your Own Action Figure? 3D Print Your Face [Video]
Friday, July 6
Make Your Own Superhero: Your Face 3D Printed on Batman
Have you always wanted your own superhero action figure … of yourself? Now Firebox can help you fulfill that dream.
Step 1: Take 2 photos of your face and upload them to Firebox.
Step 2: Select a superhero template to personalize, from Batman to Superman to Captain America to Batgirl.
Step 3: Firebox 3D prints your action figure and ships it to you for $128.
Besides the cool factor, we were interested in this novel application of 3D printing. Firebox explains how it works:
Using advanced 3D printing technology your photographs will be turned into a fully-formed 3D version of your noggin – including eye colour, skin tone, hair style (or as close as possible) and hair colour. Accurate? It’ll be like looking in a teaspoon.
Learn more at Firebox.
Hat tip to geekosystem.
