A 3D printer manufacturer has a new application target: foam! Foam, you ask? Everyone is familiar with foam, as it’s been around for decades. Foam has been traditionally produced with a chemical reaction process: resins are mixed that produce countless small bubbles. These bubbles become fixed when the resin solidifies shortly thereafter. Foam is incredibly useful in many applications. It is lightweight, insulative, inexpensive and provides shock-absorbing qualities. It’s commonly used for protecting more valuable components. But there’s one problem: because it’s made from a single type of material, the entire batch takes on the same characteristics. The same chemical reaction causes the same size of bubbles throughout the resin…

Considering the vast amount of hackable devices out there, it’s safe to assume that hackers see vulnerable everyday people as easy targets. Certain companies even live off selling products that help keep customers’ digital data safe. Anti-viruses and RFID-lined wallets are some of the most common forms of digital safety, with RFID bags marking a big portion of this necessary industry. The RFID Faraday Pocket, a collaboration by companies Bomber & Company and Blackout Spec, looks like the most basic leather travel pouch you’ll ever see; it’s black, has the right amount of “premium eco-synthetic leather” to make it durable, and keeps your belongings safe from the elements, as…

Like clockwork, the number of designers, engineers, and makers who launch their projects on crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo never ceases to amaze us. After all—doesn’t everybody love a great success story? For those curious to see if their side project ideas are worthy of a successful funding campaign, the best way to head into battle is to learn everything you can about why certain crowdfunding projects thrive—while many others, sadly do not. With over 98 lessons and 8 hours of content, this Ultimate Crowdfunding Bundle is a surefire way to ensure that you have your ducks in a row when it comes to launching your very own campaign.…

Better grab your kids and grab your wife and grab your Buzz Lightyear — Disney’s Hollywood Studios will soon open their newest money-sucking attraction: Toy Story Land! *Record scratch* Wait. Two questions. 1) Why did it take three movies (and 22 years!) to make this happen? And 2) Why are the toys and characters, regular size in the movie, but 100x larger than a human in the theme park? Oh well, TAKE MY MONEY, DISNEY. Announced last year at the 2017 D23 Expo, Toy Story Land is set to feature rides and attractions from everyone’s favorite Disney/Pixar movie (and I’m not talking about Finding Nemo – Sorry, Nemo). From the preview video, the…

For as long we’ve been finger jabbing commands into a computer, there’s one thing that’s always been an afterthought – appropriate times to high-five coworkers. But followed closely by that is how to recover lost data. That is until it happens and your co-workers are like, ‘Where did you put that file?’ and you’re like, ‘What file?’ while you’re really thinking, ‘I totally deleted that file.’ No high-fives for you. Hence the search begins. But what’s the best way to recover lost or deleted data? EaseUS reached out to us to present their solution for data recovery – Data Recovery Wizard Pro. If you’ve ever looked for data recovery options you’ll find…

You’d never realize flooring was such an important factor in a living space until it isn’t there. Stepping things up from self-made toys and coasters, Good Works Studio is using 3D printing to do more than profit. The Houston-based company comprised of Scott Key and Sam Brisendine has a mission to relieve unnecessary suffering for refugees living in shelters. To this end, they aim to create low-cost products which provide a high impact on the lives of said refugees. Their first product is a modular flooring system called Emergency Floor which is designed to prevent diseases resulting from improper flooring in shelters as well as give refugees a comfortable temporary…