German RepRap Unveils L280 Liquid AM 3D Printer
With the launch of the L280, German RepRap appears to have cracked the code on making LAM a production-ready process. The company is... read more »
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Paper Pulp Printing Provides Sustainable Material Alternative
With the increasing use of plastics due to 3D printing, there are some well-founded environmental concerns. An abundance of plastic items can be... read more »
Photocentric Unveils Largest Mass Production LCD 3D Printer
Britain-based 3D printer and materials producer Photocentric has just unveiled their plans to release the largest LCD 3D printer on the planet. Aside... read more »
Iro3D Now Shipping $5,000 SPD Metal Printer
Iro3D made quite a splash a few months ago when they announced their $5,000 metal 3D printer. While $5,000 might seem quite hefty,... read more »
Bioprinting Technique Could Create Artificial Blood Vessels
One of the core problems with fixing complex cardiac tissues and vessels is that of getting replacement parts to behave like the real... read more »
LIFT: Dutch Researchers Laser Print Pure Gold Structures
Dutch researchers at University of Twente have invented a new form of metal additive manufacturing that allows a laser apparatus to print pure... read more »
Kindness3D Turns Cannabis Packaging Waste Into Prosthetics
Canada rather recently legalised marijuana but it came with an unforeseen side effect. Many Canadians complained that the product packaging was bulky and excessive,... read more »
ETH Zurich Develop Magnetic Filament For Printing
Kai von Petersdorff-Campen, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zürich, has just developed a method they... read more »
Mitsubishi Introduces Dot Forming 3D Printing Tech
Mitsubishi Electric Company is working on a new dot forming technology. Dot forming is a high speed, high quality mix of a few... read more »
Apple Patent Describes New 3D Modeling Method
Apple has obtained a patent for a 3D modeling technique that uses triangular tessellation to form shapes. The patent office has approved the method,... read more »
Researchers Analyse Polymers Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Despite its increasing popularity, there are still many areas of 3D printing that raise quite a few queries. Most pertinent of these is... read more »
CEL Unveils RoboxPro Desktop Printer
CEL's Robox line of 3D printers is adding a prestigious new item to its portfolio in the form of the RoboxPro. Aside from... read more »
Robot Factory Sliding-3D Prints Continuously With Conveyor Belt
For the aspiring manufacturer, 3D printing has often been lacking a certain aspect of the factory floor. Aside from production speed, additive manufacturing... read more »
Researchers Bioprint Brain Tissue Creating Functional Neural Network
Researchers from Tufts University have created a functional neural network of brain cells. The ability to bioprint brain tissue will allow them to... read more »
WASP Print $1000 House Using Natural Ingredients
WASP has been a prominent force in 3D printing and have now also moved further into its construction applications. The construction field is... read more »
Researchers 3D Print Lithium-Ion Batteries Using PLA
When it comes to technologies so ubiquitous that we can't picture our world without them, it's hard to do better than lithium-ion batteries.... read more »
Renewi & Refill Create Filament Made From Recycled Fridges
International waste recycling company Renewi is partnering with Refill for a novel new filament made from recycled fridges. [related id=25053 name=print-your-city-outdoor-furniture-recycled-plastic] Coolrec, a... read more »
Solukon Launching Metal Print Post-Processing Machine With Siemens
Siemens is teaming up with Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH to release the SFM-AT800S post-processing system. The machine will allow users to finish up their metal prints... read more »
Scientists Invent 3D Printed Polymer Lenses For X-ray Microscopes
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart are taking 3D printed lenses to the next level with their new line... read more »
Bento the Puppy Receives 3D Printed Medical Treatment
3D printing is constantly helping us map out all sorts of medical treatments, so it's no wonder it would cross over into veterinary... read more »