ORNL Wins Composites Award for 3D-Printed Water-Soluble MandrelsNike Air Works Adds 3D Printed Slip-On from LA Creative Masyn
Masyn's black slip-on with a glowing red Air unit is the fourth 3D printed Air Max to come out of Nike's Air Works... read more »
Czech Designer Brings Ceramic Clay Printing to Maker Faire Brno
Jan Vítek of Brno University of Technology will teach ceramic clay extrusion at Maker Faire Brno, where soft clay still needs craft during... read more »
NormaCore Open-Sources a Fully 3D-Printed Robotic Desk Lamp
NormaCore's open-source Lamp is a fully printed five-servo desk robot that moves with personality and costs about $140 to $160 to build.
Dutch Zoo Fits a Hornbill with Titanium Printed Beak
Artis Zoo, Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht and Amnovis restored both halves of a southern ground hornbill beak with titanium prostheses.
ORNL Wins Composites Award for 3D-Printed Water-Soluble Mandrels
ORNL and collaborators earned a 2026 ACE Award for 3D-printed water-soluble mandrels that make linerless composite gas tanks.
Aerotex Certifies a Printed Water Scoop for the CL-415
Aerotex and Levy's Machine Works certified a printed water scoop for the CL-415 so crews can replace a worn casting without a production-batch... read more »
Formlabs Launches Form Studio 1 Resin Printer From $699
Formlabs opens orders for the enclosed Form Studio 1 resin printer at $699, with shipping from 16 November and six new Alpha Resins... read more »
Rowan Engineers Monitor 3D-Printed Concrete by Analyzing Images in Reverse
Rowan engineers start from the finished print and analyze images backward to see how lower layers of 3D-printed concrete deform under new ones.
Protecting Long 3D Prints From Power Failures: Do You Need a UPS or Voltage Stabilizer?
A two-second outage can end a 40-hour print. Built-in power-loss recovery, a UPS and a voltage stabilizer each deal with a different part... read more »
Flashforge CJ270: Desktop Full-Color Material Jetting, Explained
The Flashforge CJ270 is a desktop full-color 3D printer that uses MJP, or MultiJet Printing, the inkjet-and-UV process behind the PolyJet and ProJet... read more »
ugee Launches a Moderated 3D-Model Library for Kids and Beginners
ugee has opened ugee maker, a moderated library of printable models and a drawing-to-file tool for parents and children new to desktop 3D... read more »
Plane Support Wins Approval to 3D-Print Cabin Ducts for Bushfire Helicopters
Plane Support can 3D-print the cabin air-conditioning ducts for McDermott Aviation's Bell 214B bushfire helicopters, after Australia's aviation regulator approved the parts.
The Invisible Gas Risks Around Metal 3D Printing: Why Oxygen Monitoring Matters
Metal additive manufacturing relies on argon and nitrogen to keep oxygen away from hot, reactive metal. Those same gases can quietly lower the... read more »
ETH Zurich Will 3D-Print Sandstone to Study Why Historic Stone Shells Off
ETH Zurich will 3D-print artificial molasse sandstone, with weak layers placed on purpose, to study why historic Swiss stone shells off.
FAMU-FSU Engineers 3D-Print Wave-Shaped Walls That Cut Peak Wind Loads
FAMU-FSU engineers 3D printed wind-tunnel models of wave-shaped walls and roofs that cut peak wind pressure by 40% to 60%.
Meshy Ranks No. 31 on a16z’s First Consumer AI Revenue List, the Only 3D Company
Meshy is the only AI 3D company on Andreessen Horowitz's (a16z) new Top 50 Consumer AI Apps by Monthly Revenue, the first time... read more »
Umeå Researcher 3D-Prints Custom Lab Instruments on a Desktop Printer
Daniel Nilsson at Umeå University showed that a desktop 3D printer can make custom laboratory instruments for biological research.
Hands-On Review: Creality Falcon A1C Enclosed Laser Engraver
Our first laser engraver review. Creality's entry-level enclosed Falcon A1C is sold as safe for the home, beginner-proof, and clever enough that a... read more »
TU Delft 3D-Prints a Short Joint Between Stiff and Flexible Lattices
TU Delft engineers 3D printed a short joint between stiff and flexible lattices, a step toward implants that connect hard tissue to soft... read more »
Revopoint Fall Sale 2026: Up to 40% Off 3D Scanners and Software
Revopoint's Fall into 3D Sale runs October 5 to 15 on the official store, with discounts from 10 to 40% across scanners, refurbished... read more »
Automotive
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch 3D Print Complete V8 Engine Block as a Single Piece
Apollo’s New $4M Supercar Gets a 3D-Printed Titanium Exhaust That Takes 123 Hours to Print
Formula 1 Teams Use 3D Printing to Navigate New Engine Compression Ratio Rules
Aerospace
Aerotex Certifies a Printed Water Scoop for the CL-415
Plane Support Wins Approval to 3D-Print Cabin Ducts for Bushfire Helicopters
ORNL and Boeing 3D-Print a Nearly Two-Ton Mold for Aircraft Parts
Medical
NTU Researchers 3D Print a Bone Scaffold Timed to How Injuries Heal
Queen’s Belfast Team 3D Prints Dissolving Microneedle Patch for Skin Cancer
USC Researchers 3D Print $30 MRI Coils for Infant Heart Scans
Military
Florida Firm 3D Prints Military Drone Boat Using Robotic Arms
3D Systems’ Saudi Joint Venture NAMI Wins Military Manufacturing License
Marines 3D-Print Coast Guard Replacement Part in Hours During South Korea Exercise
Construction
Rowan Engineers Monitor 3D-Printed Concrete by Analyzing Images in Reverse
ETH Zurich Will 3D-Print Sandstone to Study Why Historic Stone Shells Off 
FAMU-FSU Engineers 3D-Print Wave-Shaped Walls That Cut Peak Wind Loads
NormaCore Open-Sources a Fully 3D-Printed Robotic Desk Lamp
3D Printed Chimney Cuts Passive PC Cooling Temps by 19°C
Queen’s University Belfast Researcher 3D-Prints Flow Battery for £74, Shares Design Globally for Free
Environmental
FAU Lands $800,475 EPA Grant to Fight Algal Blooms With 3D-Printed Sargassum and AI
Purdue Researcher Uses 3D Printing to Build Affordable Groundwater Sensors for a Few Hundred Dollars Each
Autodesk Research and Additive Tectonics Develop 3D Printed Floor System with Alternative Materials
Fashion
Nike Air Works Adds 3D Printed Slip-On from LA Creative Masyn
Almaty Designer’s Glue Free Sneaker Uses 3D-Printed TPU Sole
Issey Miyake Eyes Introduces 3D Printed Sunglasses with Eight Concave Lenses
Art
Google DeepMind Partners with Designer Ross Lovegrove to Create AI-Generated 3D Printed Chair
3D Printed Modular Column “Duality of Skin and Core” Featured at Venice Biennale 2025
3D Printed Sculptures Blend Baroque and Sci-Fi in Czech Installation
Reviews
Hands-On Review: Creality Falcon A1C Enclosed Laser Engraver
Hands-On Review: Revopoint MetroY Pro 3D Scanner
Meshy 7 Review: From a Designer’s Drawings to Four-Color Board Game Pawns, With No Modelling Skills
3D Printers
Formlabs Launches Form Studio 1 Resin Printer From $699
Flashforge CJ270: Desktop Full-Color Material Jetting, Explained
Bambu Lab 3D Printer Comparison 2026: Which Bambu Should You Buy?
Materials
MIT Researchers 3D Print Modular Blocks for Shape-Changing Smart Devices
Heidelberg Team Designs Recyclable Polymer for Light-Based 3D Printing
MIT turns pine-cone mechanics into 3D-printable adaptive materials
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch 3D Print Complete V8 Engine Block as a Single PieceNikon SLM Solutions and Bosch Industry Consulting have produced a complete V8 engine block as a single printed part, using the NXG XII 60...
Apollo’s New $4M Supercar Gets a 3D-Printed Titanium Exhaust That Takes 123 Hours to PrintApollo Automobil's upcoming Evo supercar will feature what the company describes as the largest one-piece 3D-printed titanium exhaust sys...
Formula 1 Teams Use 3D Printing to Navigate New Engine Compression Ratio RulesMercedes and Red Bull have reportedly found a way to work around Formula 1's new compression ratio regulations for the 2026 season. The FIA reduced the maximum allowable compression ratio from 18:1...
Aerotex Certifies a Printed Water Scoop for the CL-415Aerotex and Levy's Machine Works certified a printed water scoop for the CL-415 so crews can replace a worn casting without a production-...
Plane Support Wins Approval to 3D-Print Cabin Ducts for Bushfire HelicoptersPlane Support can 3D-print the cabin air-conditioning ducts for McDermott Aviation's Bell 214B bushfire helicopters, after Australia's av...
ORNL and Boeing 3D-Print a Nearly Two-Ton Mold for Aircraft PartsOak Ridge National Laboratory and Boeing 3D-printed a nearly two-ton steel mold for stamping thermoplastic composite aircraft parts.
NTU Researchers 3D Print a Bone Scaffold Timed to How Injuries HealNTU researchers 3D-printed a gel bone scaffold that releases copper and an antibiotic quickly at first, then more slowly, so one implant ...
Queen’s Belfast Team 3D Prints Dissolving Microneedle Patch for Skin CancerQueen’s University Belfast pharmacy researchers have 3D-printed a dissolving microneedle patch that carries two skin-cancer drugs in the ...
USC Researchers 3D Print $30 MRI Coils for Infant Heart ScansUniversity of Southern California researchers have 3D printed flexible MRI coils in under 10 minutes for about $30, and tests showed roughly four times the image contrast of standard commercial coi...
Florida Firm 3D Prints Military Drone Boat Using Robotic ArmsA St. Petersburg, Florida manufacturing company has used large-format robotic 3D printing to produce a military drone boat, marking the l...
3D Systems’ Saudi Joint Venture NAMI Wins Military Manufacturing LicenseThe National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI), a Saudi Arabian joint venture that includes 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), ha...
Marines 3D-Print Coast Guard Replacement Part in Hours During South Korea ExerciseU.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group used a 3D printer to manufacture a replacement component for a U.S. Coast Guard vessel during the Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 26 exercise in...
Rowan Engineers Monitor 3D-Printed Concrete by Analyzing Images in ReverseRowan engineers start from the finished print and analyze images backward to see how lower layers of 3D-printed concrete deform under new...
ETH Zurich Will 3D-Print Sandstone to Study Why Historic Stone Shells OffETH Zurich will 3D-print artificial molasse sandstone, with weak layers placed on purpose, to study why historic Swiss stone shells off.
FAMU-FSU Engineers 3D-Print Wave-Shaped Walls That Cut Peak Wind LoadsFAMU-FSU engineers 3D printed wind-tunnel models of wave-shaped walls and roofs that cut peak wind pressure by 40% to 60%.
NormaCore Open-Sources a Fully 3D-Printed Robotic Desk LampNormaCore's open-source Lamp is a fully printed five-servo desk robot that moves with personality and costs about $140 to $160 to build.
3D Printed Chimney Cuts Passive PC Cooling Temps by 19°CA YouTuber known as der8auer has demonstrated that attaching a 3D printed chimney stack to a water-cooled CPU's radiator can drop process...
Queen’s University Belfast Researcher 3D-Prints Flow Battery for £74, Shares Design Globally for FreeA post-doctoral researcher at Queen's University Belfast has developed a 3D-printed flow battery that costs roughly £74 to build and is now being used by scientists around the world to standardize ...
FAU Lands $800,475 EPA Grant to Fight Algal Blooms With 3D-Printed Sargassum and AIFlorida Atlantic University has received an $800,475 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop AI-guided, 3D-printed...
Purdue Researcher Uses 3D Printing to Build Affordable Groundwater Sensors for a Few Hundred Dollars EachA Purdue University researcher has developed a patent-pending, 3D-printed groundwater sensor that costs a few hundred dollars per unit, o...
Autodesk Research and Additive Tectonics Develop 3D Printed Floor System with Alternative MaterialsAutodesk Research has partnered with Additive Tectonics to develop a new approach to concrete floor construction using 3D printing technology. The collaboration combines 3D-printed formwork, natura...
Nike Air Works Adds 3D Printed Slip-On from LA Creative MasynMasyn's black slip-on with a glowing red Air unit is the fourth 3D printed Air Max to come out of Nike's Air Works program.
Almaty Designer’s Glue Free Sneaker Uses 3D-Printed TPU SoleAlmaty-based designer Daniyar Uderbekov has released an updated version of UDRB, a modular sneaker system built entirely without adhesive...
Issey Miyake Eyes Introduces 3D Printed Sunglasses with Eight Concave LensesIssey Miyake Eyes has released UROKO, a pair of sunglasses featuring eight concave lenses arranged in two rows of four on each side of the frame. The design draws inspiration from the ceramic works...
Google DeepMind Partners with Designer Ross Lovegrove to Create AI-Generated 3D Printed ChairGoogle DeepMind has collaborated with renowned designer Ross Lovegrove and his studio to develop a fine-tuned AI model that can generate ...
3D Printed Modular Column “Duality of Skin and Core” Featured at Venice Biennale 2025A 3D printed modular column titled "Duality of Skin and Core" is currently on display at the Venice Biennale 2025 as part of the Time, Sp...
3D Printed Sculptures Blend Baroque and Sci-Fi in Czech InstallationCzech artist Matyáš Chochola has unveiled a new installation featuring twelve large-scale 3D printed concrete sculptures at the EPO1 Contemporary Art Center in Trutnov, Czech Republic. The installa...
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Formlabs Launches Form Studio 1 Resin Printer From $699Formlabs opens orders for the enclosed Form Studio 1 resin printer at $699, with shipping from 16 November and six new Alpha Resins from ...
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MIT Researchers 3D Print Modular Blocks for Shape-Changing Smart DevicesMIT researchers have 3D printed a set of modular building blocks that stay electrically connected no matter how you compress, stretch, ro...
Heidelberg Team Designs Recyclable Polymer for Light-Based 3D PrintingA Heidelberg University team has designed a light-curable 3D printing polymer that a chemical trigger can take apart at room temperature....
MIT turns pine-cone mechanics into 3D-printable adaptive materialsAn MIT team used category theory to break a pine cone's humidity response into independently validated building blocks, mixed some of those blocks with wheat-awn twist mechanics, and 3D-printed a t...