Open Source RepRapMicron Now Cures Resin at Micron Scale Through a Network Patch Cord
RepRapMicron now cures resin at micron scale by shining a UV LED down an ordinary network patch cord, using off the shelf parts... read more »
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Skoda Releases Free 3D Printable Car Accessories on Printables
Škoda Auto now offers free 3D printable cupholders, storage boxes and cable organizers on Printables for current and discontinued models.
Montana Tech Team 3D Prints Replica of Edmonia Lewis’s Death of Cleopatra
Montana Tech printed 115 PLA pieces over 1,150 hours to recreate Edmonia Lewis's long-lost 1876 marble statue for a Montana museum show.
Kevin Noki Designs 3D Printed Brick Phone to Beat Smartphone Distraction
ADHD ONE is a chunky retro handset that pairs with an iPhone over Bluetooth so calls get through while the scrolling stays out... read more »
Nike 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 »
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.
