australia
Cold Spray 3D Printing Technology Could Revolutionize Submarine Repairs
Australia’s geographical remoteness, lengthy coastlines, and vast maritime jurisdiction historically led the country to rely on its maritime industry, which includes oil and gas extraction and exploration, fishing and aquaculture,…
CSIRO 3D Prints First Self-Expandable Stents from Shape-Memory Alloy Nitinol
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a condition which sees fatty deposits collect and lower the blood flow in arteries outside of the heart, most commonly in the legs. Those suffering…
Inventia Life Science Empowers Researchers to Rapidly Scale 3D Cell Culture
No disease has ever been as overwhelming as cancer. Not only does it kill close to 10 million people every year, but even though we still fail to understand how…
Australian Researchers Compare Nose Bolus Made with Traditional Wax Method and 3D Printing
Boluses are used often to protect the body from radiotherapy targeted at specific areas, and 3D printing can help streamline their production. Four Australian researchers published a paper, titled “Comparison…
Australian Army Enters 3D Printing Pilot Program, Partnering with SPEE3D & CDU
3D printing will soon be assisting members of the military in Australia, as a 12-month pilot training program has begun in a $1.5 million partnership with SPEE3D and Charles Darwin…
Australian Researchers 3D Printing Tactile Sensors with TPU and PLA Composites
In the recently published ‘An Ultrasensitive 3D Printed Tactile Sensor for Soft Robotics,’ Australian researchers Saeb Mousavi, David Howard, Chun Wang, and Shuying Wu create a new method for production…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 7, 2020
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, ASTM International is developing a new AM standard, and 3D4Makers is launching a Luvocom PEKK filament. INMETRO has partnered with Farcco to raise awareness…
An Inside Look into the ACES Lab (Part II: TRICEP)
After peeking into some of the research labs at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), located at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) in Australia’s University of…
An Inside Look into the ACES Lab (Part I)
A leading scientist in the field of electromaterials and one of Australia’s visionary bioprinting enthusiasts, Gordon Wallace took audiences through a virtual tour into the cutting edge research labs at…
Interview with Jason Chuen: Shaping Australia’s Medical 3D Printing Environment
In Australia, vascular surgeon Jason Chuen understands that 3D printing is the exciting next step in personalized medicine, which is why he uses 3D scans and 3D printing to deliver…
Australian Navy Deploying SPEE3D Metal 3D Printing in Trial Program
At RAPID+TCT 2019 in Michigan, I spoke with Byron Kennedy, the CEO and co-founder of Australian startup SPEE3D, which developed a patented supersonic 3D deposition (SP3D) technology for super-sized metal…
Australia’s 3D Printing Medical Conference: Focusing on Technology and Teamwork to Advance the Field
Why has nobody really 3D printed a heart yet? Will animals also benefit from 3D printing in the veterinary field? How to start a 3D printing lab in a public…
Australia: New Center to Train Students in 3D Printed Medical Implants
Australian researchers are developing the technology to produce 3D printed replacement joints and bones designed and built specifically for patients, and much more. The country is working on becoming a…
The University of Wollongong Goes to India
The Indian research community is catching up with the world’s bioprinting innovations. From university labs to startups, the country’s foremost innovators are using 3D bioprinters and developing their own to…
Interview With Cathal O’Connell about BioFab3D Lab
The Australian 3D bioprinting community is growing. Thanks to their pioneering technological innovations, collaborations between researchers and healthcare, and support from government initiatives, advances in biotechnology may make manufacturing living…
nScrypt to Deliver Factory in a Tool to Australian Defense Department
The Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group of Australia’s Department of Defence has selected nScrypt’s Factory in a Tool (FiT) platform to augment its research operations. DST is a leader…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 16, 2019
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with some business and ending with an upcoming event. The Rapid Application Group has earned an important industry certification, and GE Additive…
Interview with Gordon Wallace on Bioprinting Solutions to Medical Challenges
In a race to combat very specific medical challenges, Gordon Wallace has developed groundbreaking and bespoke advances in bioprinting, both in specialized 3D printing devices and customized bioinks. Along with…
Award for Inventia Life Science’s Bioprinter That Creates Tumors for Cancer Research
In 2018, Sydney-based startup Inventia Life Science and researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) built Rastrum, a new bioprinter which uses inkjet technology to print human cells…
3D Printing with SPEE3D: It’s About Standard Parts and Low Costs, Not Sophistication
At last year’s RAPID + TCT, we spoke with Australian startup SPEE3D about its patented supersonic 3D deposition (SP3D) technology and award-wining, large-format LightSPEE3D 3D printer, which is capable of…
Interview with Jasamine Coles-Black: Benefits of 3D Printed Models in Vascular Surgery
Seven years ago, the World Health Organization estimated the total global volume of operations to be 312.9 million. That could probably mean that in our lifetime, a lot of us…
Australian Man Receives 3D Printed Titanium Replacement for Sternum
Walter Santos of Australia is living much more comfortably now, thanks to a 3D printed titanium implant in his sternum. The device, developed by Dr. Michael Harden at Royal North Shore…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 3, 2019
To kick off this week’s first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ve got a fun project to share with you, before moving on to events, business, education, and software….
Volvo’s Conservation Project: 3D Printed Tiles for a Living Seawall at Sydney Harbour
Oysters, seaweed, fish, algae and many more organisms have a new home at North Sydney Harbour. At one of the world’s largest Living Seawalls in Bradfield Park, an ocean conservation…
