Bridget O'Neal
Natural Fiber Biocomposites in 3D & 4D Printing: A Review
In an article published in the journal of Materials & Design, titled “A review of 3D and 4D printing of natural fiber biocomposites,” researchers review the fascinating evolution of natural materials and…
3D Printed LED Domes Shed Light on Scientific Research
Exemplifying the wide-ranging versatility of 3D printing, researchers have integrated the technology for accompanying scientific photography, detailing their recent study in “Illuminating nature’s beauty: modular, scalable and low-cost LED dome…
New Photocatalysts Developed for Visible Light 3D Printing
Visible light 3D printing is a new frontier for the world of vat photopolymerization, with only a small number of commercial options available for the technology. This includes Photocentric, out…
Italian Researchers Integrate Sensors into 3D Printed Metal Structures
Italian researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, explore the use of sensors in 3D printing for medical applications. Authors G. De Pasquale, A. Buffon,…
Visible Light 3D Printing for Tissue Engineering & Soft Robotics
As researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin began to expand their work in applications such as tissue engineering and soft robotics, they realized…
3D Printing Aids Intracranial Aneurysm Microsurgery Simulation
No one wants to be operated on by a surgeon who has little hands-on training, but throughout history, finding suitable models or cadavers has been challenging for medical students who…
3D Printed Antennas Improve RFID Tag Technology
Recent research shows a further convergence of 3D printing and antenna technology, as scientists from Barcelona explore a better way to improve radio frequency identification. With their findings released in…
CollPlant & United Therapeutics Expand Collaboration to 3D Print Kidneys
Currently, over 100,000 individuals in the US are on the waiting list for organ transplants. Kidney patients make up the majority of the requests, with over 90,000 people hoping for…
MAMBO Fiberglass 3D Printed Boat Complete, On Display at Genoa Boat Show
European tech startup moi composites has just announced the unveiling of the completed MAMBO—a 3D printed fiberglass boat. The innovative motor additive manufacturing boat has been fabricated via continuous fiberglass…
Fortify Now Shipping FLUX ONE Composite 3D Printers to Customer Sites
Boston-headquartered 3D printing startup Fortify is now shipping its FLUX ONE 3D printers to customers. Shaking up the industry in March as they announced the impending release of the new…
Authentise Releases 3D Printing Material Tracking Software
Founded in 2012 by Andre Wegner, the goal of the Authentise team has always been to improve manufacturing methods and allow users to leverage the benefits of 3D printing to…
Invasion of Privacy & Tracking via 3D Printed Watermarks May Be Real Threats
Many 3D printing enthusiasts are probably already harkening back to the beginning of 3D printing, when it was still a technological wild frontier, virtually lawless, and wildly exciting due to…
Boeing to Open New 3D Printing R&D Facility in Scotland with NMIS
Cash just continues to be infused into 3D printing, particularly in aerospace, with the introduction of new facilities continuing around the world. Now, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) in…
3D Printing Custom Hearing Device Parts at 2X Efficiency with Figure 4
3D printing has made significant impacts in nearly every industry, and on every scale too. This includes markets many may not have considered, unless they had a need for products…
3D Printing and COVID-19: DreamLab Under Investigation Due to Customer Complaints
While many additive manufacturing operations may have appeared to be booming earlier in the spring, 2020 is turning out to be a bad year for DreamLab Industries. This is true…
Origami Inspires 3D Printed Soft Robotics
Researchers from China have been inspired by origami structures and materials, leading them to the more complex development of robotics, as presented in the recently published “Origami spring-inspired metamaterials and…
Magnesium Phosphate Aid Bone Regeneration for 3D Printed Implants
International researchers continue the trend toward overcoming challenges in bone regeneration, sharing the results of their study in the recently published “Tough magnesium phosphate-based 3D-printed implants induce bone regeneration in…
Stratasys PolyJet Used for Direct-to-Textile 3D Printed Clothing
As a longtime industry leader in 3D printing, Stratasys is usually associated with quality technology, accompanied by forward-thinking users bringing us a wide range of complex projects. Associated with everything…
Cryogenic 3D Printing Improves Bioprinting for Bone Regeneration
Researchers from China continue in the quest to improve methods for bone regeneration, publishing their findings in “Cryogenic 3D printing of dual-delivery scaffolds for improved bone regeneration with enhanced vascularization.”…
Wabtec and HP Partner on Facility for Railway 3D Printing
From spare aircraft parts to interior décor, nearly entirely 3D printed car prototypes, and train parts that can be printed out easily rather than tracked down years after they may…
Authentise & Addiguru Launch In-Process Monitoring for 3D Printing
Philadelphia-based Authentise and Addiguru (Metairie, LA) are combining their talents and experience in a collaboration that will integrate in-process monitoring into additive manufacturing workflows with the extension of their Authentise…
Researchers Introduce New LITA Method of Carbon Fiber 3D Printing
Researchers from the University of Delaware are combining thermoset polymers with carbon fiber to make a composite for their new technique: localized inplane thermal assisted (LITA) 3D printing. Carbon fibers…
3D Printing Silica Aerogels for Small Scale Applications
International researchers working with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), led by Shanyu Zhao, Gilberto Siqueira, Wim Malfait and Matthias Koebel, are exploring new ways to…
Peopoly Releases Bigger, Faster Phenom XXL DLP 3D Printer
Peopoly has been receiving positive feedback as a 3D printer developer and manufacturer since the launch of its Moai SLA 3D printer in 2017. Continuing on with their Phenom series,…