Durian Skin Biocomposites
Last week we took a look at some promising research that utilized processed pineapple leaf fibers for the production of biocomposites. Bioplastics and... read more »
3D Printing News
Bringing you the latest 3D printing news from industry, academia and government projects all around the world. From press releases to research papers – come join us, and learn about the hottest trends in additive manufacturing.
Limbitless Solutions Expands Halo Prosthetics Range
Prosthetic limbs have come a long way in the last decade, largely thanks to additive manufacturing. Prosthetic arms in particular have benefited from... read more »
Relativity Space Reveals New Stargate Metal Printer
California-based rocket company Relativity Space has announced their new super-sized rocket printing robotic 3D printer system, dubbed the Stargate 4th generation. The new... read more »
Engineers Print Achromatic Meta-lens for Optical Fiber
A team of researchers has developed a means of 3D printing tiny lenses for use on optical fibers. The printed lens fits onto... read more »
Huge Metal Aerospace 3D Printed Part Manufactured
A consortium from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), TU Dresden (TUD) and Autodesk have collaborated with GE AAT Munich to produce one of... read more »
Lightsheet Printing – What is it?
Accuracy and speed are often the big trade off especially when it comes to resin printers with their increasingly fine micron-level resolutions. Researchers... read more »
Researchers Develop 3D Printed Mosquito Repellent
Mosquitos suck. That's not an insult, it's just what they do. And they do it all over the world except for Antarctica and... read more »
ORNL Accelerates Part Inspection with Deep Learning and X-Ray CT Scanning
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been developing a framework for the inspection of 3D printed metal parts utilizing artificial intelligence combined with X-ray... read more »
Researchers Improve Tribological Properties of PACF with Plasma Torch
Researchers have figured out a means of reducing the friction and improving the wear resistance of 3D printed nylon-carbon fiber plastic parts, as... read more »
Print-to-Rent Homes on Offer in California
Early adopters who have dreamed of living in a printed home, but don’t want to drop a big pile of cash on the... read more »
Pineapple Leaf Fibers Show Promise in Bioplastic Production
Researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Newcastle University in Singapore have been experimenting with the addition of pineapple leaf fibers to PLA, to... read more »
Using AI and AM for Organoid Production
Living organs for medical experimentation are pretty hard to come by, on account of human beings actually using them on a day to... read more »
Architect Prints Eco-Friendly Chicken Coops with Loam
A Hungarian architect by the name of Krisztian Gora has been experimenting with ecologically friendly materials, and has turned his skills to building... read more »
Halloween Bargains on HALOT-ONE Series from Creality
It’s approaching that spooooky time of year again, and Creality is slashing the prices of their HALOT-ONE series of resin printers like a... read more »
Cerambot Launches Huge Multi-material Printer on Kickstarter
Back in April 2021 we took a look at Chinese printer company Cerambot’s ceramic printer the Eazao, which enabled the printing of ceramics... read more »
MIT Team Develops Tool Steel for Printed Giga Press Dies
Die-casting has been used for the mass production of toy cars such as Hot-Wheels and Matchbox for decades. It’s a great way of... read more »
Hybrid Stereolithography Promises Fast Sub-Micron Printing
A new hybrid printing process developed by researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is promising to speed up printing of resins at... read more »
Researchers Print Heavy Metal Ion Remover Tablets
Researchers at Clarkson University, New York, have conceived of an eco-friendly method of removing heavy metal ion contaminants from polluted environments, and they’ve... read more »
Researchers Print Nanoscale Brain Electrodes
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have revealed a printed device that could one day help sufferers of various neurological problems such as epilepsy... read more »
3D Printed Component Fitted at Swedish Nuclear Power Plant
The nuclear industry is raising the quality-bar in terms of additive manufacturing again, this time by installing a 3D printed steel component in... read more »
