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T​his Cura 3D guide for beginners shows step-by-step how to use Cura software and to find the right settings for 3D printing.

Torbjørn Ludvigsen, a Swedish maker and RepRap builder, is raising funds to develop the Hangprinter, a suspended 3D printer that uses the walls and ceiling of a room as its “frame.” The unusual 3D printer can be used to print extremely large structures.

The robot is described as being clad in German-Italian medieval armor, and is able to make several human-like motions. It is partially a result of Leonardo's anatomical research in the Canon of Proportions as described in the Vitruvian Man.

March 2017: Barilla continues to develop food 3D printing ideas, this month a new contest will define new pasta shapes for 2017. Italian Pasta company Barilla is a pioneer of 3D printed pasta, having introduced the concept back in 2014.

Spanish researchers have developed a prototype for a 3D bioprinter that can print functional human skin. They say the 3D printed skin is fit to be transplanted onto patients or used to test chemical products, cosmetics, or pharmaceutical products.

 The Raspberry Pi turned five on Tuesday and the Foundation behind the computer has given us all a present: a  new  “Pi Zero W” model.