3D Systems’ shows an example of a pure tungsten arc slit - 3D printed to perform in high-temperature/plasma environments such as ion generation equipment for semiconductor manufacturing.
Milan Researchers Turn Soybean Waste Into 3D Printable Skin Repair Material
Milan researchers blended peptides from okara, a soybean by-product, into biodegradable polycaprolactone, and the blend kept its healing activity once printed.

CNC Kitchen’s Free ScanRuler Lets AI Agents Turn 3D Scans Into Parametric CAD
CNC Kitchen YouTuber Stefan Hermann's free ScanRuler tool now lets an artificial intelligence agent rebuild 3D scans as editable, parametric design models.

Additive Industries and Materialise Launch Faster MetalFab Build Processor
The Next-Generation Build Processor for MetalFab metal printers brings MetalFab 420K scan controls and multiprocessing, and is available to customers now.

LAIKA Picks PrismSlicer to Preview Its Full-Color 3D Prints
LAIKA, the stop-motion studio behind Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, has agreed to add PrismSlicer, a photorealistic preview tool from Prague... read more »

TCT Shenzhen 2026 Draws 34,347 Visitors, Up 85 Percent on Its Last Edition
TCT Shenzhen 2026 closed on October 16 with 34,347 unique visitors over three days, up 85 percent on the previous edition, according to... read more »

RMIT Prints Architectural Forms With Coffee Waste Filament
RMIT researchers turned spent Melbourne coffee grounds into a stronger, biodegradable printing material and a full-scale demonstrator for Melbourne Design Week.

De Montfort University Fellowship Backs 3D Printed Artificial Muscles for Soft Robots
A Royal Academy of Engineering fellowship gives De Montfort University's Meisam Abdi up to a year to print piezoelectric muscles for safer soft... read more »

Metal 3D Printed Propellers Make Powerboat World Championship Debut in UIM F2
Steel Developments and Caleb Jelf ran two five-bladed stainless steel propellers, 3D printed with direct metal laser sintering, in UIM F2 World Championship... read more »

Snapmaker Opens Snapmaker Space and Backs Full Spectrum Color Printing With a Four-Filament Bundle
Snapmaker has opened the beta of Snapmaker Space, a model platform built around its U1 toolchanger. It launches with more than 2,500 models... read more »

Miami University Studies Greener Ways to Machine 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Parts
An NSF-funded Miami University project compares dry, minimum quantity lubrication and cryogenic machining for finishing printed CFRP parts.


