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Facility for Mass Roll-to-Roll 3D Printing to Be Opened by MIT Spinout
Massachusetts manufacturing startup OPT Industries uses automation engineering, computational design, and materials science to develop and manufacture customizable functional materials for 3D printing. The MIT spinout company became well-known for its…
Inkbit Raises $30M in Series B Funding, Plans to Expand Production of 3D Printing System
MIT spinout Inkbit has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP). The company intends to use the funds to…
MIT: Speaking with Spiders Could Improve 3D Printers and Materials
A group of MIT scientists reported that they could transform spider’s silk threads into musical instruments. The long-standing experiment involves an innovative method that uses data sonification to convert 3D…
3DPOD Episode 51: 3D Printing Materials Deep Dive with 3Degrees Founder Mike Vasquez
After studying at Loughborough and MIT he worked on making snowboard components for Burton, Mike Vasquez started 3Degrees. There, he’s not only a 3D printing consultant but also has his…
The LaserFactory Can Fabricate Fully Functional Drones in One Go
Talented researchers with MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have long worked with robotics, and a CSAIL team recently announced their development of a new system, called LaserFactory,…
Inkbit Launches Inkbit Vista Closed-Loop, Automated 3D Printer
If like this author you have been awaiting the launch of the first commercial 3D printer from Inkbit, then today is your day. The Massachusetts-based startup has officially announced its…
One-Droplet Continuous 3D Printing Makes Objects from Single Drop of Resin
Researchers from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and MIT have published a paper in Nature Communications describing an interesting take on continuous digital…
MIT Researchers 3D Print Soft Electrodes for Neural Transplants
Why is the human brain spectacular? Filled with billions of neurons, it is impressive beyond the capability of any computer, fluidly taking in data, processing it, and acting—all with the…
3D Printed Microfluidics for Silver Clay Extrusion
Emmanuel Segura-Cárdenas (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias) and Luis Fernando Velásquez-García (MIT) detail the results of a recent study in ‘Additively Manufactured Robust Microfluidics via Silver Clay…
G-ID: Identifying 3D Printed Parts Through Slicing Parameters
There are multiple ways to identify specific 3D prints, such as QR codes and bar codes, RFID tags and watermarks, and serial numbers. But a group of researchers from MIT…
MIT Thesis Explores Topology Optimization for 3D Printing in Construction & Civil Engineering
Andrew Novillo, in writing his thesis for the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at MIT, explores topology optimized metal in the recently published ‘Experimentation of a topology-optimized metal structural…
Collaborative Research Team Creates 3D Printed Armor Inspired by Chiton Scales
From lobster claws and fish scales to conch shells, humans have often been inspired by nature in the creation of protective gear. Recently, a team of researchers hailing from MIT,…
Stratasys & DSM Venturing Lead $12 Million Round in Support of Inkbit
Stratasys and DSM Venturing (venture capital arm of Royal DSM) lead the way in yet more financing for startups, acting as the major sources of funding support of $12 million total,…
MIT: A New Fiber Ink With Electronics Embedded Inside
Innovations in printed electronic devices have led to the development of alternative approaches and exciting applications for 3D printing, focusing on both printing methods and ink materials. It is a…
MIT: Automated System Designs and 3D Prints Optimized Actuators and Displays to Spec
Actuators are complex devices that mechanically control robotic systems in response to electrical signals received. Depending on the specific application they’re used for, today’s robotic actuators have to be optimized…
Using Casting, Graphene, and SLM 3D Printing to Create Bioinspired Cilia Sensors
What Mother Nature has already created, we humans are bound to try and recreate; case in point: biological sensors. Thanks to good old biomimicry, researchers have made their own…
MIT: Inkbit Creates 3D Printers with Eyes, Brains & Vast Capabilities
Inkbit, an MIT startup, is comprised of a research team that truly understands the current status of 3D printing around the world—and especially in manufacturing scenarios. Their comprehensive knowledge cuts…
MIT Researchers Create Project Cilllia for 3D Printing Futuristic Hair-Like Structures
Most of us definitely take having hair for granted until it’s gone—and then losing it can be a devastating experience as going bald or experiencing thinning can really make a…
How an Online Course Helped 3DVerkstan’s Joep Winkels Re-Think Additive Manufacturing
Joep Winkels had amassed years of experience in the IT world throughout his career. A deep understanding of systems, systems design and infrastructure had been the Dutch businessman’s bedrock. These…
MIT CSAIL Program Breaks Complex CAD Models Down Into Simpler Shapes for Easier 3D Printing
At the ACM SIGGRAPH Asia conference, a group of MIT researchers presented a paper describing their development of a system that applies what’s called program synthesis, which constructs computer programs automatically based…
MIT Researchers Discuss the Evolution of Their Glass 3D Printer
Researchers at MIT were among the first to 3D print glass, creating the G3DP machine a few years ago to create intricate glass structures. Last year, they scaled up the project…
3D Printed Microfluidic Device Designed to Customize Cancer Treatment
Testing cancer treatments is a lot of trial and error currently, and patients are often subject to multiple uncomfortable and time-consuming therapies before finding one that works. Developments have been…
3D Printed Capsules Deliver Drugs and Communicate via Bluetooth
One of the most interesting developments in medicine is the ability to customize drugs, and 3D printing has played a big role in the advancement of this kind of patient-specific…
MIT Launches ADAPT Consortium for Additive Manufacturing
MIT, which has been responsible for several major 3D printing breakthroughs in various departments, has announced that is has formed a new industry-facing consortium called the Center for Additive and…
