QIDI Launches the QIDI Plus5: More Build Volume, a Hotter Chamber, and Cleaner Air for Under $750
QIDI's new large format machine adds 18 percent more build volume in the same footprint, a hotter chamber, and cleaner air, and it... read more »
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MIT’s ShiftLens lets 3D-printed objects change appearance without electronics
MIT researchers have built a 3D-printing system that produces objects capable of changing their surface appearance in response to physical interaction, no electronics... read more »
Almaty Designer’s Glue Free Sneaker Uses 3D-Printed TPU Sole
Almaty-based designer Daniyar Uderbekov has released an updated version of UDRB, a modular sneaker system built entirely without adhesives, combining a 3D-printed thermoplastic... read more »
TU Graz’s 3D-Printed Ceramic Cubes Drop Nearby Air Temperature by 7 Degrees
Researchers at Graz University of Technology have built a ceramic cooling wall from 3D-printed porous cubes that lowered air temperature by nearly seven... read more »
3D Printed TPMS Foot Pads Cut Quadruped Robot Energy Use by Up to 6.2%
Researchers at Seoul National University of Science and Technology have developed 3D-printed porous foot pads for walking robots that reduce battery power consumption... read more »
Creality Falcon A1C: an Enclosed Home Laser Engraver with Optional AI Camera, from $199
Fully enclosed Class 1 safety, three interchangeable laser modules, and optional camera-assisted positioning and material recognition bring desktop engraving within reach of first-time... read more »
3D Printed Chimney Cuts Passive PC Cooling Temps by 19°C
A YouTuber known as der8auer has demonstrated that attaching a 3D printed chimney stack to a water-cooled CPU's radiator can drop processor temperatures... read more »
3D Systems’ Saudi Joint Venture NAMI Wins Military Manufacturing License
The National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI), a Saudi Arabian joint venture that includes 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), has received a Military... read more »
Marines 3D-Print Coast Guard Replacement Part in Hours During South Korea Exercise
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group used a 3D printer to manufacture a replacement component for a U.S. Coast Guard vessel during... read more »
UT Austin Researchers Create 3D-Printable Material That Mimics Human Tissue
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3D-printable material that replicates human tissue's ability to sort and filter molecules,... read more »
Beyond Prototypes: Scaling with LS Manufacturing’s Integrated On-Demand Solutions
Why hardware teams are pairing additive manufacturing with CNC machining and molding, and what a single point of contact changes about the road... read more »
Czech Scientists Test 3D-Printed Titanium Implants That Release Drugs Inside the Body
Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague are testing 3D-printed titanium joint implants capable of releasing medication directly into the... read more »
Purdue Researcher Uses 3D Printing to Build Affordable Groundwater Sensors for a Few Hundred Dollars Each
A Purdue University researcher has developed a patent-pending, 3D-printed groundwater sensor that costs a few hundred dollars per unit, offering a cheaper alternative... read more »
Queen’s University Belfast Researcher 3D-Prints Flow Battery for £74, Shares Design Globally for Free
A 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... read more »
MIT’s 3D-Printed Concrete Bridge Shows Printer Hardware, Not Concrete, Is the Limiting Factor
MIT researchers have 3D-printed and load-tested a 2.3-meter concrete bridge using a computational framework that bakes a printer's physical limitations directly into the... read more »
Manchester Researchers Link Temperature Swings to Defects in Aluminium 3D Printing
Scientists at The University of Manchester have found that small temperature changes during molten metal deposition can substantially alter the quality of 3D-printed... read more »
University of Illinois Engineers Build First 3D Thermal Cloak Using 3D-Printed Aluminum
Engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have built the first physical device that can hide objects from heat in any direction, a... read more »
EPFL’s 3D Printable Elastomer Is 15 Times Tougher Than Comparable Materials
Researchers at EPFL have found that a soft material built for 3D printing also solves one of materials science's stubborn problems: making elastomers... read more »
University of Utah Develops Holographic 3D Printer That Completes Prints in 20 Seconds
University of Utah engineers have built a holographic 3D printer that produces complete shapes in a single exposure rather than building them layer... read more »
Inside Vietnam’s First Connected Surgical Ecosystem, and the Role 3D Printing Plays Within It
When Vinmec switched on a nationwide robotic surgery network, the real advance was the connective tissue around it: preoperative 3D reconstruction, surgical simulation,... read more »
