• Campden BRI launches research project to evaluate how 3D printing could benefit food industry
    April 22, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Campden BRI have begun a research project to evaluate how 3D printing could benefit the food industry.
  • 3D printed molds help to insulate NASA supersize Space Launch System
    April 18, 2019 from 3ders.org
    To keep rockets from getting too hot during the extreme temperatures of launch, insulation is essential — but it's not always easy to fit it into a spacecraft's cramped machinery.
  • BMBF project IDAM to enable metallic 3D printing in automotive series production
    April 17, 2019 from 3ders.org
    On March 27, 2019, the joint project IDAM held its kick-off meeting in Munich, which was intended to lead the way for furthering the use of AM processes in automotive series production.
  • Poietis granted third European patent for laser-assisted 3D bioprinting technology
    April 17, 2019 from 3ders.org
    French biotechnology company Poietis has announced the granting of a third patent for its laser-assisted 3D bioprinting technology.
  • GE Research uses 3D printing to design Ultra Performance Heat Exchanger
    April 16, 2019 from 3ders.org
    GE Research is leading a $2.5 MM project through the Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (ARPA-E) High Intensity Thermal Exchange through Materials and Manufacturing Processes program (HITEMMP) to develop a high temperature, high...
  • Tel Aviv University scientists 3D print a tiny live heart using patients own cells
    April 15, 2019 from 3ders.org
    For the first time ever Israeli scientists have created a vascularized human heart that combines human tissue taken from a patient, using a 3D printer.
  • University of South Australia designs 3D printed feet that mimic diabetic foot wounds
    April 15, 2019 from 3ders.org
    The University of South Australia is using a blend of icing sugar, chicken stock and flexible resin to create realistic foot ulcers as part of a world-first podiatric training initiative.
  • AREVO to manufacture 3D printed carbon fibre unibody frames for Emery ONE eBike
    April 12, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Silicon Valley company AREVO has announced a partnership with boutique bike manufacturer Franco Bicycles to deliver the world’s first 3D printed, continuous carbon fiber single-piece unibody frame for a new line of eBikes.
  • Arabtec Construction signs MOU to establish 3D Concrete Printing hub at American University in Dubai
    April 11, 2019 from 3ders.org
    UAE building giant Arabtec Construction has teamed up with Robert Bird Group, American University of Dubai (AUD) and local firm 3Dvincy Creations, to establish the AUD Center for 3D concrete printing & digital construction.
  • New technique uses ultrasound to align living cells in 3D bioprinted tissues
    April 11, 2019 from 3ders.org
    One of the ways of making bioengineered tissues is to embed living cells within 3D printed structures. But one challenge has been organizing the cells in 3D bioprinted gels, so that the engineered tissue more closely mimics natural tissues.
  • Audi is increasingly using polymer 3D printing in automotive production
    April 10, 2019 from 3ders.org
    German automobile manufacturer Audi AG is expanding the use of 3D printers in production. Custom-designed and locally printed auxiliary tools from the 3D printer help employees on the production lines.
  • Watch Yngwie Malmsteen try to break the world's first 3D printed, smash-proof guitar
    April 10, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Swedish metal giant Sandvik has unveiled what was described as “the world’s first smash-proof 3D printed guitar.”
  • COS and Arthur Mamou-Mani present 3D printed bioplastic Conifera pavilion in Milan
    April 9, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Fashion brand COS has teamed up with French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani to present a large-scale 3D printed architectural installation made from renewable bioplastic bricks at this year's Milan design week.
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor tricked by 3D printed fingerprint
    April 9, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Samsung's Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor tricked by 3D printed fingerprint http://www.3ders.org/articles/20190409-samsungs-galaxy-s10-fingerprint-sensor-tricked-by-3d-printed-fingerprint.html #3dprinting If you bought a Samsung...
  • Virginia Tech researchers integrate sensors into personalised 3D printed prosthetics
    April 8, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Researchers at Virginia Tech are integrating electronic sensors into personalized 3D printed prosthetics, a development that could lead to more affordable electric-powered prosthetics.
  • Researchers 3D print metamaterials with unique microwave or optical properties
    April 8, 2019 from 3ders.org
    A team of engineers at Tufts University has developed a series of 3D printed metamaterials with unique microwave or optical properties.
  • 3D printed rocket maker Relativity signs contract with Telesat for launching LEO constellation
    April 5, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Relativity, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer fo 3D printed rockets, has signed its first public commercial contract with Telesat, the renowned global satellite operator
  • Open Bionics teams with Hanger Clinic to bring 3D printed Hero Arm to US
    April 5, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Open Bionics announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Hanger Clinic to bring the first-ever medically-certified 3D-printed bionic arm to the United States.
  • Thyssenkrupp to launch Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore
    April 4, 2019 from 3ders.org
    German conglomerate thyssenkrupp will build an Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore in 2019.
  • Researchers 3D print shrimp-inspired robot claw to produce underwater plasma
    April 4, 2019 from 3ders.org
    A snap from a snapping shrimp (known as the pistol shrimp) can create extreme pressures that will produce a flash of light and temperatures of 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, producing plasma (a state of matter in which electrons are freed...
  • 3D printed transparent skull lets scientists see how the brain works
    April 3, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice as a way to view real-time activity on the brain surface.
  • Qatar Airways to install Diehl Aviation’s largest 3D printed passenger aircraft part
    April 3, 2019 from 3ders.org
    The cabin and avionics specialist Diehl Aviation announced that it has delivered the largest, fully 3D-printed part for passenger aircraft to date.
  • Auburn receives $5.2M NASA contract to develop 3D printing techniques to boost rocket performance
    April 3, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering announced that NASA has awarded a three-year, $5.2 million contract to its National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence
  • 3D printed Glow Box, a window into an artificial mind
    April 2, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Glow Box is a 3D printed hybrid object which imbues life into the object by displaying a real-time visualization of a neural network as it works to solve problems.
  • Formlabs offers more accuracy, larger print sizes with new Form 3 and Form 3L SLA 3D printers
    April 2, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Boston-based MIT Media Lab spinoff Formlabs has today launched two new 3D printers at the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) show in Chicago
  • NASA announces top 3 finalists for 3D printed Mars habitats challenge
    April 2, 2019 from 3ders.org
    NASA has announced three finalists in an ongoing design competition, the latest stage of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) 3D-printed Habitat Challenge.
  • Stratasys unveils new F120 FDM printer and V650 Flex SLA 3D printer
    April 1, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Stratasys launched today the user-friendly and reasonably-priced F120 3D Printer based on industrial-grade additive manufacturing technology.
  • 4D printed smart metamaterials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge
    March 29, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created flexible, lightweight 4D printed materials with potential applications in morphing airplane or drone wings, soft robotics and tiny implantable biomedical devices.
  • 3D printed tissues could help heal athletes damaged bone and cartilage
    March 29, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Bioscientists are developing 3D printed artificial tissues that may help heal bone and cartilage typically damaged in sports-related injuries.
  • Shapeways and EOS partner to venture into orthosis and prosthesis market
    March 28, 2019 from 3ders.org
    New York-based 3D printing marketplace Shapeways is partnering with Industrial 3D printing specialist EOS to offer and supply market-ready orthosis and prosthesis to designers and businesses.
  • MIT uses fine-scale 3D bioprinting to grow highly uniform cell cultures with desired properties
    March 28, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used fine-scale 3D bioprinting to grow cells that are highly uniform in shape and size, and potentially with certain functions.
  • Researchers use 3D printers to weave wearable electronics into clothing
    March 27, 2019 from 3ders.org
    A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new technique to use 3D printers to bind the electronic materials to the clothing textiles and enable them to harvest biomechanical energy from human motion.
  • BCN3D raises $3M in funding and spins out of Polytechnic University of Catalonia
    March 27, 2019 from 3ders.org
    BCN3D, a Barcelona-based desktop 3D printing OEM, announced today that it has raised $3 million through seed funding.
  • 3D Hubs raises $18M in Series C funding to advance automation, expand services abroad
    March 26, 2019 from 3ders.org
    3D Hubs, an online marketplace for 3D printing services, today announced that it has raised $18 million to expand services abroad.
  • Wacker Chemie opens first U.S. Aceo silicone 3D printing lab
    March 26, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Building on the success of its Aceo Open Print Lab in Burghausen, Germany, Wacker Chemie A.G. has opened its first United States-based rubber silicone 3D printing lab.
  • MIT develops Aguahoja, programmable water-based biocomposites for digital fabrication
    March 25, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Researchers at the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab have created Aguahoja, a collection of natural artifacts that were digitally designed and robotically fabricated from the molecular components found in trees, insect exoskeletons,...
  • Thales Alenia Space takes 3D printing into series production for satellites and spacecraft
    March 22, 2019 from 3ders.org
    We’ve reported before on 3D printing technology being used to make parts for satellites and other spacecraft, and this trend looks set to continue in the future, with Thales Alenia Space being one of the major companies leading the way.
  • NASA creates special copper alloy for 3D printing rocket parts
    March 22, 2019 from 3ders.org
    NASA researchers with the Glenn Research Center (GRC) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) teamed up to develop GRCop-42, a copper-based high strength alloy with high conductivity. Using powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printing, NASA...
  • Sushi Singularity to serve 3D printed sushi based on customer’s saliva and urine
    March 21, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Japanese company Open Meals is fusing science and sushi to create nutrient-rich foods that is tailored to each diner. By using “biological samples” including “saliva, urine, [and] stool,”
  • Strengthening the connection between layers of FDM 3D printed objects with z-anchors
    March 21, 2019 from 3ders.org
    We recently wrote about several projects that aim to increase the strength of 3D printed components. In November 2018, the “Father of RepRap,” Dr. Adrian Bowyer, demonstrated how hollow tubes could make 3D prints stronger. Later, Stefan...
  • Markforged raises $82M Series D from Summit Partners, Microsoft, Porsche and Siemens
    March 20, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Markforged, a Watertown, MA-based manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, closed an $82m Series D round of funding.
  • Digital Artisan, JSR and Castem create 3D printed Formless generative heels
    March 20, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Digital Artisan, a Japanese design lab has teamed up with chemicals company JSR Corporation, , Castem, a manufacturer of precision casting parts, to create “Generative Heel – Formless” high heel shoes using 3D printing technology.
  • Worlds largest 3D construction printer is coming to Saudi Arabia in 2019
    March 19, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Saudi Arabia's Elite for Construction & Development Company has purchased what has been described as the world's largest 3D construction printer from Danish firm Cobod International.
  • DTU and TU Delft develop stress adapted orthotropic infill for 3D printing
    March 19, 2019 from 3ders.org
    A team of researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has developed a new method for generating stress adapted orthotropic infill for 3D printing.
  • Innovate UK £2.25m funds particle beams in 3D printing innovation
    March 18, 2019 from 3ders.org
    University of Huddersfield scientists have teamed with the Huddersfield company Reliance Precision for two successive 3D printing projects that have earned £2.25 million funding from Innovate UK.
  • Biodegradable HyO-Cups are dried gourds grown inside 3D printed molds
    March 18, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Jun Aizaki, the founder of New York-based design studio Crème Design, and his team created HyO, a completely organic, biodegradable cup made from a gourd grown inside a 3D printed mould to take their functional shape.
  • Nanofabrica announces commercial launch of micro-level 3D printing technology
    March 15, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Nanofabrica, an Israel-based developer of precision additve manufacturing technologies, has announced the commercial launch of its micro-level resolution AM technology.
  • MIT uses 3D printing to build 'origami' robot gripper that grasps objects 120 times its weight
    March 15, 2019 from 3ders.org
    A group of researchers from the Harvard University Wyss Institute and the Massachusets Institute of Technology Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or MIT CSAIL have developed a robot gripper that uses a 3D printed...
  • New research uses different wavelengths of light to 3D print with multiple materials
    March 14, 2019 from 3ders.org
    Although 3D printing is being used for a variety of applications in healthcare, biomedical engineering and manufacturing, it is still pretty limited
  • Victrex to make multi-million euro investment in Bond for PAEK 3D printing
    March 14, 2019 from 3ders.org
    UK based Victrex has announced a multimillion euro investment in Bond High Performance 3D Technology.
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