3D Printed Amino Acid Glass Can Dissolve in the Body
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing have devised a means of 3D printing glass made from amino acids that can... read more »
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Dyndrite Joins ASTM to Propel Standardization and Collaboration in Metal 3D Printing
Seattle-based Dyndrite, creators of the GPU-accelerated computation engine for next-gen digital manufacturing, has joined the ASTM International Consortium for Materials Data and Standardization... read more »
Prusa Introduces New Prusament PETG Tungsten 75 Filament for Radiation Shielding Applications
Prusa Research has recently launched its newest addition to the Prusament filament family: PETG Tungsten 75. This innovative filament has been specifically designed... read more »
Goodfellow Cambridge Launches Customized Alloy Powders for 3D Printing Jet Engine Parts
Goodfellow Cambridge has introduced customized alloy powders, targeting over £500,000 in additional sales and catering to customers in additive manufacturing, structural jet engines,... read more »
MIT Develops 3D Printed Sensors that Sense Rotation
MIT researchers have developed a new system called MechSense that enables makers to 3D print sensors directly into rotational mechanisms using conductive 3D... read more »
3D Printed Materials Experiment to be Mounted Outside International Space Station
L3Harris Technologies is partnering with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University to test 3D printed materials for use in satellites on the International Space Station... read more »
Mexican Design Studio Prints Ceramics with Eggshells
Mexico-based company MANUFACTURA is leading “The Eggshell Project,” which converts organic waste (specifically used eggshells) into bioceramic bricks with the aid of additive... read more »
Researchers Print Self-healing Magnet-infused Polymers
Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a 4D printer capable of producing smart materials with magneto-and electro-mechanical properties.... read more »
Evonik and BellaSeno Team Up to Revolutionize Bone Regeneration
Evonik and BellaSeno, two leading innovators in the medical device industry, are partnering to commercialize innovative 3D-printed scaffolds for bone regeneration using Evonik’s... read more »
FDA Approves PEEK Implant
It’s a good week for printed cervical spinal implants it seems, because this is our second story this week about the US Food... read more »
3D Printed Titanium Cervical Implant Gets FDA Clearance
FloSpine, a spinal implant medical device company based in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food... read more »
Aussie Company Recycling PPE into 3D Printer Filament
A new technology being developed in Sydney aims to tackle the problem of waste resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic by recycling used Personal... read more »
ASTM Publishes Two New Additive Manufacturing Standards for Metals and Aerospace
ASTM International, has recently published two new standards for additive manufacturing (AM) in collaboration with its AM committee (F42). The first standard (F3571)... read more »
Researchers Create New Superalloy for Turbomachinery
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have created a 3D printed superalloy that could help power plants generate more electricity while reducing carbon emissions.... read more »
International Consortium to Promote Use of 3D Printed Metals in Construction
The Politecnico di Milano is leading a "ConstructAdd", an international consortium of partners in developing metal 3D printing techniques to improve energy efficiency... read more »
AM Vocal Cord Research Leads to Development of Novel Functional Silicone
Researchers at Brigham Young University have published a paper detailing the development of an ultrasoft silicone with a functional stiffness gradient, and they... read more »
ORNL Researches Ash Content in Biocomposites
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory have published a paper highlighting the effects of ash content in bioplastics, and have reached the conclusion... read more »
Johns Hopkins Team Prints Ultra-high Temperature Carbide Ceramics
Using commercially available systems, a group of researchers from The Johns Hopkins University have managed to fabricate Ultra-high-temperature ceramics (UHTCs). The materials have... read more »
UMaine Prints Bio-based Wood Fiber House
The University of Maine, known for printing large boats with their mammoth polymer extrusion printer, has revealed a house printed entirely out of... read more »
Researchers Print Porous Polymers with Salt
Reliance of fossil fuel based plastics is of growing concern for a number of reasons, not least because oil reserves are finite, and... read more »