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3D Printing the Future with Sustainable Biomass and Bacterial Glue
The world is in a global environmental crisis due to release of captured carbon from transportation, electricity production, commercial use, residential use and deforestation. The cascading effects on ecosystems are…
Women in 3D Printing Highlights Additive Construction at TIPE 2023
The 2023 Technology, Industry, People, and Economics (TIPE) Conference of Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP) not only served as a crucial venue for amplifying marginalized voices in the additive manufacturing…
ORNL Awards UMaine $7.6M to Develop New Biopolymer 3D Printers
After receiving significant press for its 3D printed home made from biomaterials, the University of Maine has been awarded $7.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) Oak Ridge…
3D Printed Home Made with All Bio-based Materials Unveiled by UMaine
The additive construction (AC) sector is really beginning to bloom and, while 3DPrint.com Executive Editor Joris Peels has qualms with the idea, 3D printed houses in particular are becoming the…
First Professional Wood 3D Printer Released by Desktop Metal
With its acquisition of Forust, Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) opened up a unique world of possibilities for 3D printing wood to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. After providing wood binder…
Zortrax Will Launch 3D Printed Electrical Circuit Onboard First Wooden Satellite
Zortrax’s next frontier is space! In early 2022, the Polish 3D printer manufacturer will be launching a 3D printed electrical circuit to low Earth orbit (LEO). Since 2019, the company…
Forust: Desktop Metal Unveils Wood 3D Printing Technology
Is Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) aiming for the most diverse portfolio of 3D printing technologies on the market? The company has made another acquisition that adds wood 3D printing to…
UMaine 3D Printing Massive Wind Turbine Molds
As global society shifts to renewable energy, there will likely be efforts to make the production of wind turbines faster and more efficient. Fortunately for those involved, 3D printing will…
Finland: Aalto University Researchers Experiment with Paste Extrusion & UV Curing of 3D Printed Biocomposites
Researchers from Aalto University are taking 3D printing of biocomposites one step further, with a new technique combining UV curing and paste extrusion. Outlining their findings in ‘Mechanical Properties of…
ORNL and UMaine Initiative Receives Funding to Create New Bio-Based 3D Printing Materials
The researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee have spent a lot of time working with unique 3D printing materials, such as polyester, lignin, and nanocellulose, which is a bio-derived…
Researchers Inspired by Nature to Develop Recyclable Liquid Crystal Polymers for FDM 3D Printing
While it’s possibly to quickly manufacture complex parts at a low cost using fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing, the readily available polymers are fairly weak, and the completed 3D…
Can Adding Wood Powder and Lubricant Make PLA 3D Printing Materials Stronger and More Flexible?
Plastic is the least expensive, most used 3D printing material out there – as an example, right now on my desk, I have seven little animal figurines, and one tiny…
Michelin Wants to 3D Print Wood Tires and is developing a Rubber 3D Printing Technology
Tire giant Michelin outlined a vision of a very different tire future. The company hopes to in two years release a tire made out of rubber combined with wood. What’s…
Morphi Rings in the New Year With New Materials Tool
Morphi, the 3D design app for education, has become increasingly versatile. Over the past year, the Morphi team has integrated AR and VR into the program and integrated it into…
New Zealand Professor Granted Government Funding to Develop Synthetic, Bioprinted Wood
New Zealand: a land renowned for sheep, Middle Earth, stunning scenery — and innovation. While there is certainly a lot to know about this far-flung country, most of which already…
Using Nature to “3D Print” Wood Furniture the Old Fashioned Way
When you think 3D printed furniture I’d imagine most people picture plastic tables and chairs in garish colors, or fragile plastic parts glued together. But in actuality, there have been…
WO-FI: New Wood Filament on Indiegogo is Unique in Purity, Affordability, Versatility
Just imagine yourself 3D printing a cool new prototype while the faint scent of fresh pine wafts through the air. Not only can you deodorize your home or workspace, you…
Amsterdam Woodworker Reinvents the Bike with 3D Printing & Solid Ash Wood
Oh, the joys of cycling — and of collecting bikes. If you know a bicycle enthusiast (or are one), you are probably aware they rarely just have one, and if said…
NASA Soon Able to 3D Print Trees
3D bioprinting has been all over the news lately. From 3D printed liver tissue, to 3D printed hip implants, the technology is progressing in a exponential fashion. NASA is even…
