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3D Printing News Briefs, June 15, 2024: 3D Printed Research & Lamps & Guns & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’ll start with some business and research news, then move on to a software tool. We’ve got a story about an accused terrorist and…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 13, 2024: Robotics, Orthotics, & Hypersonics
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re focusing first on robotics, as Carnegie Mellon University’s new Robotics Innovation Center will house several community outreach programs, and Ugogo3D is now working…
3D Printing Takes a Giant Leap: NASA to Test 3D Printed Lunar Rover Wheel Prototype
Researchers at the Department of Energy (DOE) ‘s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have joined forces with NASA to 3D print a prototype lunar rover wheel, further demonstrating the transformative…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 12, 2023: IDEX 3D Printer, Electric Motor, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, Mingda launched a new high-temperature IDEX FDM 3D printer, while Wayland Additive offers new Mixed Reality service packages for the Calibur3. Collaborative researchers at…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 8, 2023: Qualification, 3D Printed Cheesecake, & More
Dyndrite is collaborating with MIMO Technik and ASTRO to speed up machine and material qualification for metal 3D printing, and AML3D expands its presence in the U.S. defense industry. 3DPRINTUK…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 6, 2023: Metal Powder, 3D Printed Bike, & More
We’re starting with business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Dyndrite has joined ASTM and Endeavor 3D is one of HP’s Digital Manufacturing Partners. In materials news, Sandvik…
3D Printed Gillbert the Robo-Fish Keeps Waterways Clean by Vacuuming Microplastics
A student from the University of Surrey designed a 3D printed robotic fish for a new contest, and her winning entry, a Robo-Fish called Gillbert, happily vacuums up microplastics from…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 1st, 2022: Flight-Ready Parts, Rapid Prototyping, & More
America Makes has announced its new Executive Committee members, and PUNCH Torino and Roboze are partnering up to increase the adoption and improve the process of FFF 3D printing. Those…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 9, 2022: Metal, Art, & More
We’re first talking about how to reduce defects in metal 3D printing in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to 3D printed houses as a possible solution…
3D Printing, Generative Design, & CNC Harmonize to Make Electric Violin
It’s true, 3D printing and generative design can make beautiful music together…just look at the electric violin recently created by Autodesk and luthier (violin maker) Kevin Baslé! Electric violins, while…
Watch ‘The Throne’: 3D Printed Toilets Could Be a Huge Boon to Areas Lacking Sanitation
One of the biggest challenges to addressing an issue like the environmental impact of the toilet is that people don’t really like talking about going to the bathroom. Of course,…
GE’s 3D Printed Heat Exchanger Survives Unbelievable Temperatures
In 2019, through the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E), GE Research and several partners embarked on the use of metal 3D printing to produce more efficient heat exchangers. These devices,…
3D Printing Enables XOMA Superfoods’ Compostable Single-Use Coffee Pods
It’s good to be aware of your vices, and one of my biggest is my Keurig coffeemaker…or rather, the single-use K-cup coffee pods that it uses. Obviously, one step better…
3D Printing Used to Develop Menstrual Cup from Female-Owned Brand
3D printing is most often used for product development applications, a crucial tool to understand the look and feel of an item before it hits the market. That was the…
Navy’s HackTheMachine 2021 Features 3D Printing Challenge
The U.S. Navy will be hosting its annual “HackTheMachine” contest from March 23rd- 26th: this time, with a focus on 3D printing. HackTheMachine is a Navy outreach program designed to…
Accessibility: 3D Printed Tactile Pregnancy Test for Visually Impaired Women
Taking a pregnancy test, and learning the results, is an incredibly private, personal moment, no matter what result you’re hoping to get. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case if you’re visually…
3D Printed Insoles Absorb Sweat to Power Electronics
Sweating is not really pleasant, but it’s a normal, natural way for the human body to regulate body temperature by decreasing thermal stress, which can occur for a number of…
Volta Spark’s Universal Charging Cable Prototypes 3D Printed with Zortrax
Have you counted how many different charging cables you have at home? Most devices and gadgets today recharge via USB, so limiting the cable clutter is almost impossible, and every…
Biome Renewables Cuts Wind Turbine Cost by 80% with Renishaw’s Metal 3D Printing
Canada-based industrial engineering and design firm Biome Renewables, founded five years ago in Ontario, is on a mission to optimize the power of nature in order to ensure a sustainable…
2020 Chevy Stingray Prototype is 75 Percent 3D Printed
Although introduced in the 80s, most famously by legendary Chuck Hull, 3D printing has been a well-kept secret by organizations like NASA and numerous automotive companies who have been enjoying…
OIST Researchers Create 3D Printed Modular Microfluidic Prototype for Point-of-Care Testing
Common on-site water quality test kits and at-home infection disease tests typically require the user to do all of the work – collect fluid samples, measure and mix reagents, perform…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 13, 2020
We’re starting with a grand opening in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Lithoz is opening its Innovation Lab. The University of Delaware has chosen Roboze technology to support its…
Costa Rica: Researchers Design 3D Printed Medical Device for Suturing Extremities
Our skin protects us from invading microorganisms and foreign substances, eliminates harmful toxins, helps to regulate our core body temperature, and is in charge of receiving both tactile and thermal…
A 3D Printed Prosthesis Helps a Brazilian Mother Recover her “Missing Piece”
Denise Vicentin is a 52-year-old Brazilian mother who lost her right eye due to skin cancer in 2010, which also left her with a gaping hole in her face and…
