Chinese Hospital Uses 3D Printing as Guide for Bone Replacement Surgery
Kienböck disease is a condition that causes chronic wrist pain, leading to weakness in grasping and loss of hand function. The disease is... read more »
3D Printing News
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CoreTechnologie and Weirather Join for Open SLS System
Software company CoreTechnologie has partnered with machine specialist Weirather to develop an open system for SLS 3D printing of high-quality plastic parts. With... read more »
Researchers use Meniscus Effect and AM to Make AR Smart Lenses
A research team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has developed a smart... read more »
Engineers Use iPhone for Custom 3D Printed Prosthetics
LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics, a California-based startup company, aims to address the problem of lack of proper prosthetics for amputees by using 3D... read more »
Engineers Grow 3D Skin, Darkman Style
Bioengineers at Columbia University have developed a new way to grow engineered skin in three-dimensional shapes, which has many benefits for skin grafts.... read more »
Agnikul Cosmos Completes Flight Acceptance Test of 3D Printed Engine
Chennai-based rocket start-up Agnikul Cosmos has announced that it has successfully completed the flight acceptance test of its 3D printed engine. The company... read more »
Czech Company 3D Prints Butt-specific Bike Seats
Posedla, a Czech cycling tech company, has developed a system for 3D printing bike seats using a shaping algorithm and an MJF 3D... read more »
ASTM Publishes Two New Additive Manufacturing Standards for Metals and Aerospace
ASTM International, has recently published two new standards for additive manufacturing (AM) in collaboration with its AM committee (F42). The first standard (F3571)... read more »
Researchers Create New Superalloy for Turbomachinery
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have created a 3D printed superalloy that could help power plants generate more electricity while reducing carbon emissions.... read more »
Brazilian Shoe Maker Boosts Productivity with 3D Printed Molds
Brazilian shoe making company, Dakota, has entered into a cooperation agreement with UnionTech, to help improve the production process of its footwear. UnionTech's... read more »
Engineers Use Micro-SLA to 3D Print Medical Probe Tips
A team of engineers from RNDR Medical, Louisville, Kentucky has developed a cutting-edge single-use endourologic scope designed for the direct visualization and navigation... read more »
Criminals 3D Printing Bogus Licence Plates to Commit Crimes in Australia
Criminals in Australia have been using 3D printers to clone license plates and use them to commit crimes while concealing their identities. This... read more »
3D Printed Underwater Drone to Head to the Arctic
Students in the Yonder Deep student organization at UC San Diego are working to develop a low-cost, modular, and fully autonomous underwater vehicle... read more »
Researchers Building Knowledge Base on AM Waveguides
A team of researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute are using additive manufacturing techniques to create high-powered RF waveguides with unique structures... read more »
3D Printed Horse Trailers Coming Soon
North Carolina-based company, Double D Trailers, has announced the launch of the world's first 3D printed horse trailer. The new product is expected... read more »
Dakar Rally Car Gets Steel 3D Printing Treatment
The Dakar Rally is a brutal annual race that has taken part in Saudi Arabia for the last few years. This year, it... read more »
US Navy Identifies Supply Bottleneck to be Rectified with AM
The U.S. Navy is planning to use 3D printing to produce complex, critical parts for submarines, ships, and aircraft after examining 5,500 parts... read more »
Designer Unveils Gradient-colored Concrete Furniture
Vienna based Designer Philipp Aduatz has unveiled his latest collection of furniture in collaboration with incremental3d, an Austrian manufacturer. The Gradient Furniture Collection... read more »
Researchers Using 4D Printing to Improve Ligament Surgery
A Ph.D. candidate at Florida Tech is researching ways to improve ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery outcomes with 4D printing. Researcher Nashaita... read more »
US Navy to get 3D Printed Titanium Pumps
Titanium developer IperionX has partnered with US-based centrifugal pump manufacturer Carver Pump to produce titanium pump components for the US Navy. Carver will... read more »
