Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

2012 Paralympics: Superhuman talents mixed with some tricked-out engineering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 30, 2012

A hero of the Olympics, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorious is now looking to light up the Olympic stadium for the 2012 Paralympics In case you’re living under a rock, in…

New website to encourage 12 – 18 year-olds in to exciting engineering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 10, 2012

Encouraging the next generation into the world of design and engineering is of the upmost importance as far as we’re concerned, which is why we’re happy to see the launch…

What would go in your design time capsule?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2012

In the midst of London’s week as design capital of the world – London Design Festival (product and graphic), London Fashion Week and Open House for architecture buffs – the…

TCT Live 2012: Makers & Hobbyists guide

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 20, 2012

This year's event has more than ever for those looking to take their first steps into 3D printing - whether they're hobbyists, hackers, makers or modders. Stephen Holmes takes you…

MakerBot takes over Manhattan as new Replicator gets public profile push

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2012

With an array of plastics and machines to buy over the counter, MakerBot continues to push 3D printing into the public domain. Image: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid With magazine…

IP firm jump into bed with Hyphen Design to assist its product development services

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 1, 2012

International intellectual property (IP) group Marks & Clerk has announced a strategic alliance with the product design and development consultancy Hyphen Design to offer product development services to UK and…

Wiki Weapons shot down by Stratasys – but that’s not the end of the battle

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 3, 2012

Click the image to view the full Stratasys letter to Defense Distributed As has been pointed out elsewhere across the world of internet chatter, Defense Distributed – a group of…

TV shows the benefits of taking your product idea to professionals

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 5, 2012

No expense spared on this title sequence The BBC’s latest entrepreneur vehicle, Be Your Own Boss, has exited the stuffy Dragon’s Den and is following potential moneymakers on their path…

Sunday drivers: Kids blitzing around Goodwood at over 30mph in self-made machines

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 15, 2012

The 75 car start of this year’s Formula 24 Greenpower Final Yesterday we travelled down to Goodwood motor circuit, a glorious setting for the final of one of the fastest…

Smaller engines and clever engineering will have a bigger impact on design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 16, 2012

The new EcoBoost engine is powerful enough for racing, but economical enough for a family car Design has always sped into action to adapt products for the tightening of belts…