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Scientists Create Stretchy 3D Printed Implants for High Blood Pressure Treatment

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) say they may have found a softer, less invasive way to treat severe high blood pressure. In a new study published in the…

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nScrypt’s Ken Church on Why Additive Electronics Is Finally Finding Its Fit

For years, additive manufacturing (AM) has promised to reshape electronics. The idea has always been to print circuits directly where they are needed, add them into parts, and move beyond…

3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Revenue Up Fueled by Defense Momentum

Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) reported a strong start to 2026, with revenue rising as defense and aerospace customers continued shifting from pilot programs into full-scale additive manufacturing (AM) production. The company…

3D Printing Financials: 3D Systems Returns to Growth in Q1 2026

3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) reported one of its strongest quarters in recent years, showing signs that the company may finally be moving past the tough slowdown that has weighed on…

China Becomes Latest Space Power to Demonstrate Metal 3D Printing in Orbit

China has demonstrated metal 3D printing in space as part of its plan to develop manufacturing technologies for future space missions, including Moon construction. The experiment took place aboard the Qingzhou…

AMS 2027: The AM Industry’s Biggest Business Conversations Return to New York

Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) is heading back to New York next February for what has become one of the industry’s most important business gatherings. The 10th annual AMS conference (or…

3D Printing Financials: Nano Dimension Reports Q1 Growth Amid Restructuring and Asset Sales

Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) started 2026 with a much larger first quarter business than it had a year ago, mainly because Markforged is now part of the company and included…

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Where the Money Is Going: The New Infrastructure Landscape

This is Part 1 of a two-part PRO series examining where infrastructure investment is flowing and how those trends are reshaping manufacturing, energy, logistics, and additive manufacturing. Part 2, by…

3D Printing Financials: Stratasys Bets on Defense and Drones as Printer Sales Slow

Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) started 2026 with lower revenue and a larger loss as customers continued to slow down spending on new 3D printers. Still, the company pointed to stable recurring…

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3D Printing Financials: Xometry Surges After Record Quarter and Siemens Deal

Shares of Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) surged on Thursday, May 7, after the company reported record first-quarter 2026 results and announced a major partnership with Siemens. The stock climbed as much…

Harvard’s Jennifer Lewis Lab Is 3D Printing Artificial Muscles That Twist and Bend on Demand

Researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new way to 3D print materials that can move on their own, bending, twisting,…

3D Printing Financials: Materialise Improves Margins Despite Flat Revenue

Materialise (Euronext and NASDAQ: MTLS) started 2026 with stable revenue, stronger margins, and better operating profit, helped by growth in medical and improved profitability in software. The Belgian 3D printing…

3D Printing Financials: Protolabs Starts 2026 Strong, with Metal Printing Leading

Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) kicked off 2026 with a strong quarter, showing steady growth, better margins, and improving customer engagement, even though some parts of the business, especially 3D printing in…

Continuum Powders Brings in Jon Cozens to Scale Its Circular Metal Model

Continuum Powders has named Jon Cozens as its new chief executive officer, a move that points to a shift in where the company is headed. After spending the past few…

3D Printing Financials: Align’s Growth Runs on Volume

Align Technology (Nasdaq: ALGN) kicked off 2026 with steady financial results, with most of the growth coming from its core high-volume 3D printing business. The maker of Invisalign reported first-quarter…

Oxford Researchers Say 3D Printing Is Getting Better at Building Brain Tissue, But Not Fixing It Yet

Researchers at the University of Oxford are getting closer to building brain-like tissue with 3D printing, improving how cells can be organized into structures that resemble the human brain. The…

The Next Generation of Engineers Is Learning by Doing, with 3D Printing

Across several universities in the U.S., more programs are adding hands-on learning into how they teach, often using tools like 3D printing. Instead of relying only on lectures and theory,…

This New UK Factory Will 3D Print Concrete at Scale

A new factory in North Lincolnshire will use robots to 3D print concrete parts for construction when it opens next June. The facility will focus on producing components like foundations…

Scaling 3D Printing Takes More Than You Think; HP’s Webinar Looks at Making It Work Long Term

3D printing is no longer new. In fact, most manufacturers already know what it is, where it fits, and what it can do. But knowing the technology and actually scaling…

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Cantor Fitzgerald Behind Velo3D Raise and Elmet IPO

Cantor Fitzgerald is showing up across two advanced manufacturing deals at the same time, acting as sole book-runner on a $50 million stock raise by Velo3D and also involved in…

Astrobotic Tests Rocket Engine Made with Elementum 3D Materials

Astrobotic has completed a series of hot-fire tests for its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine, with additive manufacturing (AM) playing an important role in how the engine was built. The…

A Museum Dig, Brought to Life with 3D Printing

At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a team inside the Frontier Tech Lab has built one of the most engaging examples of additive manufacturing (AM) in education right now. Led by…

HP Stock Jumps on 3D Printing Buzz

HP (NYSE: HPQ) had its best day in over a year this week, with shares jumping more than 7% on Tuesday. Interestingly, the move was quickly tied to 3D printing,…

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Artemis II Returned & The Economics of Getting to Space

When the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, the headlines focused on what the mission achieved: a successful crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), systems validated, and a program…