Articles by Ash Hill, Contributing Writer

Ash is a self-employed tech writer and illustrator with a serious affinity for the Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, retro gaming and finding the best tech deals and coupons. She has over a decade of IT experience and has been featured in the official Raspberry Pi magazine MagPi.

Articles by: Ash Hill

Hong Kong scientists 3D printing organs for transplant patients — 3D-printed respiratory tissue combined with lab-grown mini organs in new procedure

By Ash Hill published 3 July 25

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have started experimenting with 3D printed organ technology to help burn victims.

Hugo Boss debuts 3D printed loafer — scans your foot for a custom fit

By Ash Hill published 2 July 25

Fashion designer Hugo (Hugo Boss) has debuted a 3D-printed loafer that is custom-fit for your foot using a 3D scanner.

New 3D printing tech fuses hard and soft structures in a single print — novel resin can create both with different light sources

By Ash Hill published 30 June 25

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3D printing technique that lets you print hard and soft materials with the same resin.

Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer price slashed by 23%, now just $699 at Best Buy

By Ash Hill published 29 June 25

The Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer is available at Best Buy for $699, down from its recommended price of $899.

Ryzen 9 9950X3D bundle at Amazon includes a free 360mm AIO liquid cooler, or save $30 at Newegg

By Ash Hill published 28 June 25

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is available for $669 at Amazon and comes with a free cooler at Newegg, although it is listed there at MSRP.

Anker's 3D texture printer raises $45 million in most successful Kickstarter campaign ever — world's first UV printer for personal use to begin shipping in August

By Ash Hill published 27 June 25

Anker is behind the eufyMake E1 3D texture printer campaign on Kickstarter which has raised over $45 million—the most of any Kickstarter campaign ever.

University shakes hands with the past - 3D printing replicates 500-year-old prosthetic

By Ash Hill published 25 June 25

Auburn University researchers have replicated a 500-year old prosthetic hand and demonstrate its usability half a millennia later.

Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions — military robotics lab reveals incredibly tiny bionic flying robots

By Ash Hill published 24 June 25

This tiny mosquito-sized drone was created by a team from the Hunan Province in China and is able to help in information reconnaissance missions.

Rubin telescope to collect up to 500,000 TB of data from 3,200-megapixel camera over ten years — each image is 6.4 GB, facility has its own data center for data storage

By Ash Hill published 23 June 25

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is collecting so much data it might end up with 500 million billion bytes worth of image data over the course of a decade.

MIT researchers repair bridges by 3D printing steel onto corroded beams — Tech uses compressed gas to heat and accelerate powdered steel particles

By Ash Hill published 22 June 25

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst worked with MIT researchers to create a cost-effective way to repair bridges and extend their lives until they can be replaced.

3D-printed drill press can drill through metal — costs around $45 to create your own drill press

By Ash Hill published 21 June 25

DC Sets' YouTube channel shows off its 3D printable drill press, which it created to drill holes in brass PCB M2 standoffs.

Overclockable Alienware 27-inch QHD gaming monitor is now just $199 at Amazon — 180 Hz IPS panel with 1 ms response time

By Ash Hill published 21 June 25

The Alienware AW2724DM has a QHD resolution measuring 2560 x 1440px, features a 27-inch IPS panel, and is AMD FreeSync Pro certified.

3D printed structures 10 times thinner than a human hair — 'extremely intense' laser pulses bring 3D printing closer to Ant-Man's Quantum Realm

By Ash Hill published 20 June 25

A team of scientists has managed to 3D print microscopic structures that are designed to dampen sounds for specific frequencies.

This Intel Core i5-14600K is still a massive 39% off — get a free 1TB SSD and a top CPU for less than $200

By Ash Hill last updated 20 June 25

The Intel Core i5-14600K CPU is currently available at Newegg for $189 and comes with a free 1TB TeamGroup CX2 SATA III SSD.

MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass printed at low temperatures

By Ash Hill published 18 June 25

Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory have successfully 3D printed using a special type of glass-based filament they developed.

Cyclist with 'devastating injuries' one of the first patients to receive 3D-printed face repair — new features made with PEEK printer

By Ash Hill published 17 June 25

Dave Richards is among the first to receive a custom prosthetic from the new Bristol 3D Medical Centre after serious injuries from a bicycling accident.

worker in the windows of a 3D-printed house

3D-printed homes tested against earthquakes for the first time — 'Dramatic leap forward' hailed for potential use in earthquake-prone countries

By Ash Hill published 16 June 25

Professors from the University of Bristol have put together a giant earthquake simulator that shakes 3D-printed buildings to test for safety.

Nintendo Switch 2 gets a CT scan that shows off internals layer-by-layer, including a scan of the Nvidia Tegra SoC

By Ash Hill published 16 June 25

Scan-of-the-month over at Reddit shows off what the Nintendo Switch 2 looks like under a CT scan and confirms the hardware inside.

The enormous 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is under $1K again

By Ash Hill published 15 June 25

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 monitor is marked down to $999 again at Amazon, down from its recommended price of $1,799.

Beginner's 3D-printed winged VTOL drone can fly for 130 miles — enthusiast with little 3D printing and CAD experience builds long-range drone from scratch

By Ash Hill published 15 June 25

Tsung Xu has designed and 3D printed a winged VTOL drone with a 3-hour battery life capable of flying for 3 hours (roughly 130 miles).

Get the gaming champion AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for below MSRP with a free 1TB SSD — devastating gaming performance now comes with bundled PCIe 4.0 storage

By Ash Hill published 14 June 25

You can pick up the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU for one of its best prices to date and receive a free 1TB SSD with it.

The U.S. Army is 3D-printing drones and repairing them — will soon have the capability to make 'the vast majority' in-house

By Ash Hill published 13 June 25

Lieutenant General Chris Mohan delves into the US Army's 3D Printed drone strategy on the Washington Times' Threat Status podcast.

This open-source generative AI tool converts 2D images into 3D part meshes for 3D printing in seconds

By Ash Hill published 12 June 25

A team has created an application called PartCrafter that creates 3D models, in single or multiple parts, using AI based on 2D images for input.

3D Printer Simulator could take the guesswork out of printing — Virtual 3D printer mirrors physical machine's quirks, like stringing, supports multi-color printing

By Ash Hill published 10 June 25

This 3D printer simulator, created by 5minlab, is much more than a game—it's a practical tool and learning platform that gives you the chance to see your 3D printed object without wasting filament.

Bambu Lab removes third-party app support for P and A series 3D printers

By Ash Hill published 8 June 25

Bambu Lab has released firmware for its P and A series 3D printers that removes support for the installation of third-party apps.

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