Advances in 3D printing have made it hard to keep up with the new breed of prostheses and their impacts on human life, but its potential in the animal kingdom has been largely unexplored. Much like ...
While humans are used to enjoying a nice boat ride, the aquatic life surrounding the boat ends up having to put up with all of the consequences that we inflict on the environment. For one unlucky sea ...
An injured sea turtle found in the cooling canal of a New Jersey power plant in 2013 is now growing and thriving at a California aquarium thanks to 3D printing. Staff at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps ...
Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...
This loggerheard turtle was nearly killed when it was struck by a boat propeller in the sea off Turkey's coast. Part of its jaw was ripped away, leaving the endangered animal unable to eat. However, a ...
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may have had bulletproof shells, but this loggerhead turtle is the world's first to have a titanium jaw. Vets in Turkey teamed up with a medical 3D printing company to ...
Washington: A team of fifth grade students in the US has 3D printed a custom-made prosthetic leg for a badly injured turtle. Stumpy the box turtle had been short of a limb since the amputation of his ...
SCIENTISTS have created a cyborg turtle after 3D printing a titanium beak for an animal that had its jaw ripped off when it was hit by a boat propeller. The animal was taken to a rescue centre at ...
German automotive supplier EDAG unveiled a new concept car inspired by a turtle. Showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, the Genesis’ frame is designed to demonstrate the potential of 3D printing or ...
3D printing miniatures to enhance your Dungeons and Dragons campaign has become a popular trend with places like Thingiverse and MyMiniFactory flooding with Beholders, Aboleths, Tiamats and more. Now ...
"Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help. Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal ...