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Spanish researchers have developed polymer blends that enhance interlayer bonding for FFF/FDM 3D prints. By mixing together TPU and ABS in various proportions,... read more »
Nylon has an enduring popularity within the 3D printing industry. It is applicable to both material extrusion and powder bed fusion 3D printing... read more »
In a paper titled “Flexural Properties and Fracture Behavior of CF/PEEK in Orthogonal Building Orientation by FDM: Microstructure and Mechanism,” Qiushi Li’s team... read more »
Looking for a material with high strength, high purity and resistance to solvents and acids? Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) might be what you are... read more »
Fortify, a Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) firm in Boston, and DSM, a Dutch multinational chemical company, have partnered up to develop industrial-grade composite... read more »
NASA's Nebraska Space Grant office has just issued Copper3D a research grant for thermoplastic printing applications in space. Both organisations are looking test the... read more »
PLA is probably the most common and easy to use 3D printing material on the market. Thai researchers have developed luminescent PLA composites... read more »
3D Printing flexible filament on a desktop 3D printer can be a bit tricky. Slicer software settings and 3D printer hardware both come... read more »
From peat to hemp, there's been a surge in "natural" filaments that are recyclable and often reusable. Now joining this illustrious list of... read more »
Northrup Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft recently made its way to the international space station with some very important cargo. The craft is carrying crucial equipment... read more »
Kai von Petersdorff-Campen, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zürich, has just developed a method they... read more »
International waste recycling company Renewi is partnering with Refill for a novel new filament made from recycled fridges. [related id=25053 name=print-your-city-outdoor-furniture-recycled-plastic] Coolrec, a... read more »
Toronto start-up Genecis has developed a novel new way of harnessing microbes to turn food waste into bio-plastics. The process creates PHA plastics... read more »
Helsinki-based Carbodeon has previously shown how the presence of nanodiamonds within thermoplastic filament can improve thermal conductivity and tensile strength, among other properties.... read more »
A joint research project has just revealed the capabilities of electrically conductive PEEK 3D printer filament. The researchers produced the material by adding... read more »
Researchers at Yale University have just demonstrated a new means of 3D printing metal using metallic glass filaments. The technology provides a means... read more »
Getting great print results sometimes can be more an art then science. There are however several methods to increase your chances of success... read more »
Recycling isn't something one associates with the US army ordinarily. But when it comes to the battlefield, you take whatever resources you can... read more »
A large portion of 3D printing supplies that come into the US are from China. This is especially true of PLA and ABS... read more »
A group of researchers has just uncovered a means of creating anti-bacterial filament with anti-microbial properties. This filament consists of a variety of... read more »
