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3D Printing News Briefs, October 12, 2024: IPO, Laser Path Optimization, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, WOL3D India recently celebrated its IPO, while BLT signed a distribution agreement with Sicnova and SPEE3D announced a funding partnership with dual-use security investment…
An Intertwined Future: 3D Printing Nanocellulose
Nanocellulose is an exciting new group of materials that could be widely used in manufacturing. Nanocellulose, also called nano cellulose, cellulose nanofibers (CNF), cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), and microfibrillated cellulose (MFC),…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: FMAP Combining FDM, DIW and FLI
Filsa Water hopes to use PLA printed filter housing to make low cost water filters that use bottles as containers. They say they can increase the pH of the water…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 25, 2024: 3D Printed Medical Models, Sensors, Engines, & More
We’re starting with research in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, first about filament diameter-adjustable 3D printing and then about 3D printed sensors. Then, we’re moving on to personalized 3D printed…
Tiny 3D Printed Generators Could Replace Batteries One Day
Researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed an ink to 3D write microthermoelectric generators. These generators show a promise to be small and customizable…
Graphene 3D Printing Enables Water Treatment Applications
Aerogels, formed by replacing the liquid in a gel material with a gas so the solid remains the same size, are extremely porous, lightweight yet strong solids, not dissimilar in…
UCSD Researchers 3D Print Shape-Shifting Liquid Crystal Elastomers
A team of materials science and engineering researchers from UC San Diego (UCSD) closely studied the qualities of liquid crystal elastomers, or LCEs, in order to figure out how to…
3D Printed Milk Made Possible with Cold Extrusion Tech
When it comes to 3D printed food, I really need to stop thinking, “Well, now I’ve seen everything!” Every time I do, I am proven wrong. The latest innovation comes…
3D Printing Silica Aerogels for Small Scale Applications
International researchers working with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), led by Shanyu Zhao, Gilberto Siqueira, Wim Malfait and Matthias Koebel, are exploring new ways to…
Could 4D Printing Enable the Next Generation of Soft Pneumatic Actuators?
Although 3D printing of actuators is a relatively new field of research, interest in the area has grown due to the potential applications of highly customizable, programmable, small scale actuators…
3D Printing Geopolymer Filters for Water Treatment Systems
Researchers from Italy and Finland are focused on improving ways to deliver clean drinking water, detailing their study in the recently published ‘Ag- or Cu-modified geopolymer filters for water treatment…
Sensitive 3D Printed Sensors Can Measure Acetone Content in Breath, Making Life Easier for Diabetics
A collaborative team of researchers from Kiel University (CAU) in Germany and the Technical University of Moldova (TUM) used 3D printing to produce highly sensitive, energy-efficient sensors. This work could…
3D Printing with Kaolinite Clay & Suitable Additives
In the recently published ‘3D printing of kaolinite clay with small additions of lime, fly ash and talc ceramic powders,’ Carlos F. Revelo and Henry A. Colorado explore the use…
Ci3DP: 3D Printing with Chocolate Ink at Singapore University of Technology & Design
In the recently published ‘Chocolate-based Ink Three-Dimensional Printing (Ci3DP),’ authors Rahul Karyappa and Michinao Hashimoto discuss the tasty merits of making desserts in 3D. Although printing in chocolate is not…
3D Printing Graphene Oxide Hydrogels with Direct Ink Writing for Microsupercapacitors
In the recently published ‘Direct 3D printing of a graphene oxide hydrogel for fabrication of a high areal specific capacitance microsupercapacitor,’ researchers consider the capability for a graphene oxide (GO)…
Bioprinting Hot Dogs with Hierarchical Structures
Researchers around the world continually surprise us with innovation, but rarely do they reach into the roots of popular culture—and the food that accompanies it—applying it to the world of…
UV Assisted Direct Ink Writing of 3D Printed and “4D Printed” Shape Memory Epoxy Parts
The magic of 3D printing has touched most of us in some way by now, as schools in many countries are establishing programs, libraries offer makerspaces for patrons, and designers…
