Education
At AIAA SciTech 2026, 3D Printing Showed Its Range — Part II
At AIAA SciTech 2026, 3DPrint.com moved between the show floor, exhibitor booths, and technical discussions, speaking with companies, researchers, and engineers about how 3D printing is being used today in…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 28, 2026: Suppressors, 3D Electronics, & More
We’re kicking off 3D Printing News Briefs with some news from last week’s Shot Show in Las Vegas, and then moving on to new 3D printing systems. We’ll end with…
Stratasys’ Jesse Roitenberg on Why Additive Manufacturing Is Becoming a Basic Skill
After nearly two decades working at Stratasys — and most of that time focused on education — Jesse Roitenberg has seen additive manufacturing (AM) move from novelty to necessity. 3DPrint.com…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 21, 2026: Scanning Inspection, Manufacturing Upskilling, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with 3D scanning news from Artec 3D. Then, Nanoscribe opened a demolab in Shanghai, and The Ohio State University Center for Design and…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 24, 2025: Investment, Acoustic Guitar, Toys for Tots, & More
In this Christmas Eve edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re sharing joy and good news, starting with Nanoscribe’s exciting machine milestone! Moving on, New York’s governor is investing $32…
3D Printing Startup Born From University of Missouri Accelerator Eyes Over $10M in 2026 Revenue
Who doesn’t love Shark Tank? I’ve actually never seen an episode, but I can at least say that I love the concept. It’s a concept that has broken through the fourth…
Colorado School of Mines’ First Satellite Campus is Part of ASTRO’s AM Hub in Guam
As I posted about last month, the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA), a joint project of the Applied Science and Technology Organization (ASTRO) America and the Government of…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Harvard’s MEDscience Takes High Schoolers Into the Future of Medicine
Forget chalkboards and worksheets. At Harvard Medical School’s MEDscienceTECH Program, students learn medicine by building, coding, and experimenting – whether it’s navigating a LEGO robot through a 3D printed spine,…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Harvard Researchers Turn Mining Waste into Masonry
When most people look at piles of mining waste, they see rubble. For Maddie Farrer and Chenming He, two researchers at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD), those rocks look…
EOS Webinar Unlocks New Approaches to Thermal Management with 3D Printing
“A solution in search of a problem”: that’s how the inventor of the first working laser, Theodore Maiman, described his invention. I think this descriptor is also quite relevant to…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 22, 2025: AMUG Innovator, Corrosion, Recycling Initiative, & More
Exciting news to kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs: Formlabs Co-Founder and CEO Max Lobovsky is the recipient of the 2026 AMUG Innovators Award. Then, America Makes announced a…
3D Printed Customizable Bistable Finger Orthotic for Arthritis & Injury Recovery
A PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University was inspired by her friend’s arthritis struggles to come up with a better solution than a stiff finger brace. Her idea was a customizable…
MIT Researchers See 3D Printing Potential in FabObscura, a Tool for Animated Prints
MIT researchers have unveiled a new way to turn everyday objects into animated displays, no electronics required. A team at the university’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has…
Powering the Manufacturing Workforce: Nick Pearce of Alexander Daniels on the 3D Printing Labor Pool
Workforce development is starting to become one of the most prominent themes in the mainstream news cycle. While this may seem like a sudden emergence, it’s in fact a story…
SBA Grant Boosts Ohio State University’s 3D Printing Workforce Development
The Ohio State University (OSU) is a powerhouse in football, and, thanks to its Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME), it is also a powerhouse in additive manufacturing (AM). I’m…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 27, 2025: Large-Format Pellet Printing, Recycled Polymers, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with metal coatings for polymer micro 3D printed parts. MELD is releasing its next generation of machines, Modix announced serial production…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2025: Survey, AM Curriculum, UHPC Rheology, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll get things started with a comprehensive post-processing survey by PostProcess Technologies. Jacksonville State University is partnering with EOS Additive Minds to develop AM…
Advanced Manufacturing Shows New Signs of Life at U.S. Research Universities
Additive manufacturing (AM) companies continue to demonstrate success at moving beyond R&D-centered, prototyping applications and one-offs, towards higher production volumes for end-use parts. Yet to keep that momentum going in…
Mississippi’s First Entrepreneurial Ocean Engineer is 3D Printing for the Blue Economy
On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where ocean industries drive the local economy, an engineer is turning 3D printing into a tool for marine innovation. Glenn Anglada has launched a startup…
Bambu Lab Announces Integration with Polar Cloud for Classroom 3D Printing
This week, Bambu Lab announced a new integration with Polar3D, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based creator of the Polar Cloud platform. This educational fleet management system enables schools and districts to more…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 13, 2025: Automated Post-Processing, Stratospheric Probe, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re first sharing about a case study from PostProcess Technologies about optimizing post-print workflows at J.W. Speaker. AM Solutions’s post-processing technology was used…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2025: Public Utility, Rocket Engine, Brains, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, AML3D’s large-scale metal 3D printing system is now online at the largest public utility in the U.S. Moving on, Bright Laser Technologies is 3D…
From Rust Belt to AM Hub: YBI and America Makes Are Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing
In the shadow of shuttered steel mills, Youngstown, Ohio, is becoming a hub to try new technologies for a new wave of manufacturing growth in America. Thanks to the Youngstown…
Kickstarter Release: New SALTGATOR Desktop Injection Molding Machine is Optimized for 3D Printed Molds
As the latest generations of industrial-grade advanced manufacturing equipment continue to grow in popularity, availability, and affordability, you might expect that the marketplace for desktop machinery would start to stagnate….
