Einstar May Sales for Makers 2026: Save Up to $314 on Handheld and Standalone 3D Scanners
EINSTAR has launched its May Sales for Makers promotion on the official EINSTAR US store and across regional stores, with discounts on its... read more »
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YouTuber runs Klipper on a Nintendo Switch to cut 3D print times by 1000% on old 3D Printer
A YouTuber going by Cocoanix has used a Linux-loaded Nintendo Switch to run open-source firmware called Klipper on a Prusa MK3S 3D printer... read more »
Ford and Sharrow Engineering Cut Marine Propeller Production Time from 130 Days to Two Weeks
Sharrow Engineering has teamed up with Ford Motor Company's Advanced Industrial Technology & Platforms team to scale production of its patented Sharrow Propeller... read more »
ORNL and Vitriform3D Turn Discarded Glass Bottles Into 3D Printed Building Materials
A startup born out of Oak Ridge National Laboratory is using binder jet 3D printing to turn recycled glass into coasters, decorative tiles,... read more »
Revopoint May Sale 2026: Save Up to 28% on 3D Scanners and Bundles, Plus an Extra 2% for 3DPrinting.com Readers
Revopoint has launched its May Sale across the official Revopoint website, with discounts on scanners, software, and curated bundles for measurement and reverse... read more »
MIT Researchers 3D Print a Three-Sided Zipper Concept
MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has revived a rejected 1985 invention to create the "Y-zipper," a three-sided fastener that's 3D printed... read more »
3D Printed Copper Cold Plates Could Cut Data Center Cooling Energy by 98%
Mechanical engineers at the University of Illinois have 3D printed pure copper cold plates that could reduce a data center's cooling energy consumption... read more »
Researchers 3D Print Glowing Shapes Using Bioluminescent Algae Embedded in Hydrogel
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a bioluminescent single-celled algae called Pyrocystis lunula to 3D-print light-emitting structures that glow a... read more »
Revopoint POP 4 Launches on Kickstarter: Hybrid Blue Laser and Infrared 3D Scanner from $579
Revopoint is bringing its next-generation handheld 3D scanner to Kickstarter. The Revopoint POP 4 launches on May 7, 2026, combining blue laser and... read more »
Apollo’s New $4M Supercar Gets a 3D-Printed Titanium Exhaust That Takes 123 Hours to Print
Apollo Automobil's upcoming Evo supercar will feature what the company describes as the largest one-piece 3D-printed titanium exhaust system ever produced, with each... read more »
Harvard’s 3D-Printed Filaments Mimic Muscle, Bending and Twisting on Command
Harvard researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that programs soft filaments to bend, twist, expand, or contract in response to heat, producing... read more »
MIT Researchers 3D Print Microscopic Robots That Snap to Attention With a Magnet Swipe
MIT engineers have developed a method for 3D printing soft, microscopic structures infused with iron-oxide nanoparticles that can be remotely controlled by an... read more »
How to Get Your Mum Into 3D Printing This Mother’s Day
Let's be honest. You have been trying to explain 3D printing to your mum for at least two years. You have shown her... read more »
Navy Depot Delivers First Metal 3D Printed Aircraft Parts to Fleet
Fleet Readiness Center East has delivered its first flight-certified metal 3D-printed parts to the U.S. Navy fleet, completing the qualification, production, and certification... read more »
ORNL Wins 2026 SME Award for Using 3D Printed Molds to Speed Nuclear Reactor Construction
A team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory has won the 2026 SME Aubin Additive Manufacturing Case Study Award for using large-format 3D printing... read more »
Scrap Labs Brings Sub-$13,000 Metal 3D Printer to Public at Colorado Maker Festival
Scrap Labs debuted its Scrap 1 laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer at the Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival in Loveland, Colorado on... read more »
Rolls-Royce Opens Additive Manufacturing Cell in Bristol With UK Defence Funding
Rolls-Royce has opened a new Additive Manufacturing Development Cell at its Defence Assembly and Operations facility in Bristol, with Luke Pollard MP, Minister... read more »
MOVA AtomForm Debuts Palette 300 at RAPID + TCT 2026: 12-Nozzle Switching Takes Aim at Multi-Color Waste
The MOVA AtomForm Palette 300 made its North American debut at RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston, tackling one of multi-color 3D printing’s... read more »
Fraunhofer Researchers 3D Print Biomimetic Tissue Substitute, File Patent
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and the NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute have developed a 3D-printed tissue... read more »
Holcim & COBOD Complete Europe’s Largest Residential Build in 12 Months
A 12-unit social housing building in Bezannes, France has become Europe's largest 3D-printed residential project, completed in just 12 months using Holcim's TectorPrint... read more »
