Old Dominion University Wins NSF Award to Make 3D Printed Composites Stronger
An Old Dominion University engineer won $400,000 from the National Science Foundation to scale a mold-free process that densifies 3D printed composites.
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Dresden Researchers 3D Print Brain Implant That Records Activity and Cools Seizures
Dresden and Sheffield researchers 3D printed a soft silicone implant that records brain activity and cools tissue to curb seizure-like activity in rodents.
CSEM and Almatech Print Shape Memory Alloy Shock Absorber for Reusable Landing Gear
CSEM and Almatech 3D printed a nickel-titanium lattice shock absorber that recovered its shape over 24 landing cycles, pointing to reusable lander legs.
Nagami Takes Robotic 3D Printing With Recycled Plastic From the Pompidou to Dior
From a chair for the Centre Pompidou to stores for Dior and Ecoalf, Spain's Nagami prints large recycled plastic parts with its own... read more »
University of Alberta Student Club 3D Prints Assistive Devices for Everyday Tasks
Layer By Layer, a University of Alberta club founded by occupational therapy student Vianna Aiello, has 3D printed and donated more than 100... read more »
University of Turku Adds Multi-Material Metal Printing Capability
A new recoater lets University of Turku researchers place three metal powders in one layer, starting with parts for plasma generator hardware.
South African Artist Spends 700 Hours on Resin 3D Printed Whale Sculpture
Illustrator Nico Meyer split a whale into dozens of resin printed parts, then sanded, painted and lit them into one mixed-media sculpture.
Weta Workshop 3D Prints Alexander Skarsgård’s Woven Body for “Wicker”
Weta Workshop built Alexander Skarsgård’s wicker husband costume from 50 laser-sintered elastomer pieces on a spandex suit, with no real straw involved.
“REA for Objects” print3d Lets AI Agents Reverse Engineer Things Into Bambu Lab Prints
Marco Franzon's open-source print3d plugin has AI agents model parts in Blender from a photo or idea, check them and slice them in... read more »
Nebula Shows Early 3D Printed Motor Stator From Its Electronics Fabricator
Startup Nebula has shown an early 3D printed motor stator from its multi-material inkjet Fabricator, though the clip shows no rotor or test... read more »
NTU Singapore Develops Nontoxic Photoinitiators for Safer Resin 3D Printing
NTU Singapore researchers have made nontoxic photoinitiators that could replace TPO and BAPO, resin ingredients now being banned in the EU.
SUTD Researchers 3D Print Polymer Color Routers for Brighter Low-Light Photos
Singapore University of Technology and Design researchers have 3D printed polymer color routers that steer light to sensor pixels instead of absorbing it.
MIT Software Embeds Sensors in 3D Printed Lamps, Gloves and Toys
MIT and Tianjin University software embeds sensors in 3D printed hinges. The objects can sense motion along up to three axes.
Revopoint RANGE 3 Series Opens for Pre-Order as MIRACO 2 Heads to Kickstarter
Revopoint launches two scanner lines on October 22: the RANGE 3 Series, two lightweight wide-field scanners from $369 now on pre-order, and MIRACO... read more »
Milan Researchers Turn Soybean Waste Into 3D Printable Skin Repair Material
Milan researchers blended peptides from okara, a soybean by-product, into biodegradable polycaprolactone, and the blend kept its healing activity once printed.
CNC Kitchen’s Free ScanRuler Lets AI Agents Turn 3D Scans Into Parametric CAD
CNC Kitchen YouTuber Stefan Hermann's free ScanRuler tool now lets an artificial intelligence agent rebuild 3D scans as editable, parametric design models.
Additive Industries and Materialise Launch Faster MetalFab Build Processor
The Next-Generation Build Processor for MetalFab metal printers brings MetalFab 420K scan controls and multiprocessing, and is available to customers now.
LAIKA Picks PrismSlicer to Preview Its Full-Color 3D Prints
LAIKA, the stop-motion studio behind Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, has agreed to add PrismSlicer, a photorealistic preview tool from Prague... read more »
TCT Shenzhen 2026 Draws 34,347 Visitors, Up 85 Percent on Its Last Edition
TCT Shenzhen 2026 closed on October 16 with 34,347 unique visitors over three days, up 85 percent on the previous edition, according to... read more »
RMIT Prints Architectural Forms With Coffee Waste Filament
RMIT researchers turned spent Melbourne coffee grounds into a stronger, biodegradable printing material and a full-scale demonstrator for Melbourne Design Week.
