3D Printing Research
Boston’s Additive Edge: Engineering Heartbeats at Boston University’s Cutting-Edge Labs
At the crossroads of engineering and biology, Boston University (BU) is forging a new frontier in medical innovation. Within its state-of-the-art Chen and White Labs, researchers are pioneering breakthroughs in…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 5, 2024: JIMTOF, Sensors, Façades, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, 3D Systems announced a major milestone in the commercialization of the Oqton Manufacturing OS, the 32nd Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) announced a…
DoD Awards $4.5M to Penn State for Ceramics 3D Printing R&D
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $4.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant to Penn State University (PSU) for R&D into additive manufacturing (AM) with high-performance…
Daring AM: The Future of Pathogen Detection is 3D Printed
Pathogen detection is essential in many industries, from healthcare to food safety. The faster harmful bacteria or other microorganisms can be detected, the better we can protect people from diseases…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 28, 2024: Seed Funding, Consumer Goods, & More
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs today with seed funding news from a historic research program, and then moving on to technology awards. Then it’s on to a 3D printed…
Custom Lab Institute’s 3D Printed Lab Equipment Democratizes Research
In 2018, we reported on an initiative to 3D print lab equipment. Now, seven years later, we are checking in with the Custom Lab Institute to see how the quest…
Boston’s Additive Edge: BMF’s Precision on a Microscopic Scale
In the quest for ever-smaller and more precise technologies, Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) seeks to pioneer the next wave of micro-precision in 3D printing, an area critical to fields ranging…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 15, 2024: Crowdfunding, EVs, Microalgae, & More
Good news for Fishy Filaments, which has reached a major funding milestone! This kicks off our business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by Voxel Innovations relocating its…
3D Printing Brings New Hope to IVF with Custom Embryo Dishes
Researchers are using 3D printing to make special molds for dishes that help grow embryos during in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. These dishes, known as well-of-the-well (WOW), include tiny wells…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 12, 2024: Scholarships, Pool Maintenance, Shoes, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, four graduate students received $10,000 scholarships from ASTM International, and 3DPRINTUK announced the first commercial launch of the Stratasys SAF printer in the UK….
Würth Additive White Paper Explains the Synergy Between AM & Digital Inventories
In the latest Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research white paper, co-produced with Würth Additive Group (WAG), AM Research and WAG describe the emergence of the market for digital inventory platforms, as…
Velo3D Sells Sapphire 1MZ Metal 3D Printer to National Institute for Aviation Research
Velo3D (NYSE: VLD), the Silicon Valley-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of metal powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printers, has sold a Sapphire 1MZ system to the National Institute for Aviation…
Berkeley’s 3D Printer Tested in Suborbit, Could Be a Game-Changer for Space Exploration
In a future deep-space mission, a cracked part on a spacecraft millions of miles from Earth would most likely lead to disaster. But a team of researchers from the University…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 1, 2024: Conductive Silver Ink, Egg Whites, Wood Pulp, & More
We’re taking care of business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to news about a variety of different 3D printing materials, including egg whites. We’ll…
America Makes Selects 6K Additive for $6M Niobium 3D Printing Project
America Makes, the Manufacturing USA institute based in Youngstown, Ohio, has selected 6K Additive for the $6 million Powder Alloy Development of Additive Manufacturing (PADAM) Project, targeting the use of…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 24, 2024: Certification, Biomaterials, 3D Printed Watch, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, ASTM International’s AM CoE has launched an Additive Manufacturing Certification Committee, Dimanex has joined the Autodesk Developer Network and Sustainability Tech Partner Program, and…
Composite 3D Printing OEM Fortify Delivers 3D Printer to NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Fortify, the Boston-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of composite 3D printers, has delivered a FLUX ONE 3D printer to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Leveraging Fortify’s proprietary Digital…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 17, 2024: 3D Printed Catalysts, Organs, Therapeutics, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of the PADAM project, New Zealand research partners are 3D printing rocket fuel catalysts, and researchers with UVA developed voxel…
Department of Defense Sees Deployable System 3D Print 11 Metal Parts at RIMPAC War Games
SPEE3D, the Australian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) systems, has participated in its latest war games event, the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Rim of the…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 10, 2024: Centrifugal 3D Printer, Waveguides, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, a company has launched what it says is the first centrifugal 3D printer, AIM3D secured patents for pellet 3D printing, and micro-CT scanning is being…
3D Printing for Water Treatment: Ceramic Lattices to Combat ‘Forever Chemicals’
In a new study from the University of Bath, researchers have developed a new method to address the persistent issue of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water sources. Known…
NASA’s RAMPT Project is a Stellar Example of 3D Printing Industry Public-Private Partnerships
Amid the mounting pessimism in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry over the last few years, one of the rare bright spots has been the space industry. In this context, while…
Improving Intelligent Crop Breeding with 3D Printed Sugar Beet Plant
A team of German researchers are working to bring farming into the future by developing AI-assisted crop pipeline improvement. By using laser scanning and consumer-grade FDM 3D printing, they were…
Additive Drives and Daikin Chemicals to Create New 3D-Printed Electric Motor Materials
Additive Drives and Daikin Chemicals are taking a leap forward in electric motor innovation. The German-based Additive Drives and Daikin Chemicals, a Japanese company with a European subsidiary, have expanded…
