Month: December 2014

3DP IP Wars Update: Formlabs to pay 3D Systems sales royalties

The long running patent infringement lawsuit between 3D Systems and Formlabs is over. The two sides settled, agreeing to dismiss all claims and counterclaims and for each side to pay its own legal costs. Additionally, Formlabs will pay 3D Systems an 8% royalty on Formlabs sales. This development brings to an end one of the great legal dramas of the early desktop 3D printing era. However, some questions remain.

Neon Creeper Lights Up the Night

Neon Creeper Lights Up the Night

The infamous Creeper is a character from the wildly popular video game called Minecraft, and it chases gamers continuously exploding nearby. Despite their devastating effects, kids of all ages love to hate the character and its logo has appeared everywhere from student sketches to intricate works of art and even tattoos. Now, a mother has […]

3D Scanning And Printing The President

This week the White House has released a video showing state of the art scanning and printing processes being used to create the first ever digitally fabricated presidential bust. Working in conjunction with Smithsonian Digitization Program Office and USC Institute for Creative Technologies the President was digitized.  The Mobile Light Stage was brought to the whitehouse to take […]