DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The world's first office building made via 3D printing is slated for construction in Dubai in 2017, the UAE National Innovation Committee announced Tuesday. A 20-foot-tall 3D printer will be used to construct the 2,000-square-foot office. 3D printing technology also will be used to produce the office furniture, detailing as well as structural components, which will be made from special reinforced concrete, glass fiber reinforced gypsum and fiber reinforced plastic.

This computer designed ready-to-assemble furniture needs no hardware to go together. The project was sponsored by Nanking Technological University, and will be presented at Siggraph in Los Angeles this summer.

A 3D printable wood has been announced by the Materialise. The Belgium-based 3D technology and software company, withoffices in Plymouth, MI, has released the product for beta test, which it is doing through a design competition.

Digital printing offers opportunities for high-speed, high-definition imaging onto a variety of substrates, including solid wood, panel products and decor papers.

MakerBot introduced three new categories of 3D printing materials that mimic the look of maple wood, limestone and iron.

Imagine having to fix a broken computer part or a plastic light switch cover, but instead of going to the store, you just print it from your own computer.

Stratasys Objet500 Connex1 and Objet500 Connex2 deliver high throughput 3D printing while combining multiple materials for prototyping and production tooling.

GR Makers, a shared makerspace for woodworkers and other artisans of various experience levels, will host an open house 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28.

Structur3D Printing says wood paste and other materials can be printed through 3D printers using its Discov3ry Universal Paste Extruder, allowing 3D printing to move beyond plastics. It is expected to launch by October.