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How Good Design Makes for Better Healing

Being a teenager isn't easy, and it doesn't get any easier for teens with medical conditions like spinal scoliosis. Defined as a lateral or rotational curvature of the spine that initially appears in children during the prepubescent ages of 8-13, spinal scoliosis currently affects nearly 7 million Americans, 90% being female.

3D Systems Unveils 3D printed Bespoke™ Braces for Chronic Condition Scoliosis

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that it has successfully completed a pilot program for its new Bespoke™ Braces, a first of its kind, personalized, 3D printed brace for children and young adults with scoliosis. In the Bespoke process, a prototype 'check-socket' brace is fitted to each patient, and, when considered correct, it is digitized to create a digital reference underlay. Once digital, the brace is further manipulated and adjusted as needed, and 3D printed using 3DS' selective laser sintering (SLS) technology for optimal comfort, flexibility and durability.

EnvisionTEC Wins Best In Show Award At RAPID 2014

EnvisionTEC is pleased to announce that they have been awarded "Best in Show" for their exhibit at this week's RAPID 2014 Conference and Exhibition at Cobo Center in Detroit. The 2014 RAPID was the largest in the conference's 24-year history with over 120 exhibitors and attendance numbering over 5,000 of the world's foremost experts in 3D printing.

From 3D Printed Furniture to Smart Clothes and Biometric Heart Monitors, Designers of Things 2014 Releases Robust Schedule for Inaugural Event

Register by June 27 to Save on the Hottest New Event in Wearable Tech, 3D Printing and the Internet of Things, September 23-24, 2014

Today, Designers of Things, a new conference produced by UBM Tech dedicated to accelerating the design, development and business of Wearable Tech, 3D Printing and the Internet of Things, announced the official schedule and lineup for the inaugural event this fall.  From 3D printing wood and furniture to introducing smart clothing with embedded health sensors to improve preventative medicine, Designers of Things will welcome the industry's brightest design and development professionals for two days of intensive learning.

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