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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 »
Revopoint Trackit SR: Marker-Free, Wireless 3D Scanning Built for Industrial Metrology
An intelligent optical tracking, high-accuracy, marker-free wireless laser 3D scanner for metrology, reverse engineering, and quality inspection, with no reflective markers and no... read more »
3D-Printed Piezoelectric Tooth Implant Restores Chewing Sensation in 90% of Trial Patients
Scientists in China have developed a 3D-printed tooth implant that restores the sense of chewing — a capability that conventional dental implants don't... read more »
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch 3D Print Complete V8 Engine Block as a Single Piece
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch Industry Consulting have produced a complete V8 engine block as a single printed part, using the NXG XII... read more »
Addidex Connect 2026: Two Days Inside Robotic Large-Format 3D Printing
Good coffee, a few robot arms, and two days of unusually open talks: inside the symposium bringing robotic large-format 3D printing together. By... read more »
Rotterdam Studio Covers Dutch Transformer Station in 322 Custom 3D Printed Ceramic Tiles
A transformer station in Beverwijk, Netherlands now has an 8-by-5-meter ceramic artwork on its facade, made up of 322 individually designed tiles that... read more »
Maker’s Pet launches Oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum built with a 3D printer and Raspberry Pi
Maker's Pet has launched Oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum that users build themselves from a 3D-printed chassis, a Raspberry Pi, and an inexpensive... read more »
From Prompt to Printable Mecha in 5 Minutes: Inside Hi3D’s End-to-End AI 3D Printing Workflow
This article is sponsored content. Type a sentence, wait five minutes, and walk away with a printable 3MF project file. That is the... read more »
IU Health Opens FDA-Cleared 3D Print Studio, Cutting Model Turnaround to 24 Hours
IU Health has launched one of the country's first hospital-based, FDA-cleared 3D printing programs, allowing physicians to produce patient-specific anatomical models in-house rather... read more »
Three Organizations Sign Agreement to Build Materials Research Hub in Singapore
Three organizations have agreed to establish a shared advanced materials development facility in Singapore, signing a Memorandum of Understanding on June 24, 2026.... read more »
Phase3D Raises $2.9M to Scale In-Situ Inspection for Metal 3D Printing
Phase3D has closed an oversubscribed $2.9 million funding round to accelerate the adoption of its Fringe Inspection technology for metal additive manufacturing. Quest... read more »
