multi-material printing
First 3D Printing SPAC Deal of 2023: Sakuu Ready to Go Public with Battery 3D Printing
Sakuu, a California-based 3D printed battery cell manufacturer, is slated to go public via a merger with Plum Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ: PLMI), a blank check company led by former…
Sakuu Opens Battery 3D Printing Facility in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley startup Sakuu is using some of the funds from its total $62 million raised to open a new facility for its battery 3D printing platform. The multi-million-dollar site…
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,…
TU Delft Researchers Create Soft Robotics that Respond to Color-Based Sensors
As 3D printing and robotics continue to collide and complement each other, new machines are being created. In soft robotics, we’re seeing the emergence of a class of machines that…
3D Print with Five Materials with New Prusa Upgrade, Plus More New Features
One of the reasons that Prusa has so many fans is that it is constantly working to improve and update its products. One especially popular upgrade in the past couple…
Direct Ink Writing Process for 3D Printing Mechanoluminescent Objects
Way back in 1605, English philosopher, statesman, and scientist Francis Bacon first demonstrated the phenomenon of mechanoluminescence – light emission resulting from a mechanical action on a solid – by breaking apart…
Researchers Develop Multimaterial Voxel-3D Printing Method For More Direct Data to Object Translation
Modern approaches to physical visualization and data representations still mostly use a 2D display of 3D data sets on planar computer screens, which doesn’t always present the best results. A…
LENS Technology Used in New One-Step Process for 3D Printing Multimaterial Structures
Laser engineering net shaping (LENS), a patented, hybrid additive manufacturing technology developed by Optomec, is most often used for high-value metal 3D printing. It can also be added onto existing CNC…
3D Printing Aids in Transplanting a Kidney from Father to Toddler Son
Each year, over 2.4 million patients in acute and specialist hospital and community services are treated through Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which is one of the largest NHS…
New Multi-Material Bioprinting Technique Advances On-Demand Complex Tissue 3D Printing
Advances continue to be made in the progressive field of bioprinting, pushing toward increased ability to 3D print human tissue. A study completed by a collaboration of researchers from UCLA, Brigham and…
Celebrate 3D Printing with Award-Winning 3D Printers, Materials, Leaders
We’ve got plenty of 3D printing awards news to share with you today, as some of the industry’s biggest names are receiving accolades for their innovation, hard work, and dedication….
Earwig Wings Inspire Researchers to 3D Print Multimaterial, Self-Folding Origami Elements
Many scientists have been inspired by wings, be they bat, bird, or butterfly, in their 3D printing research projects. A team of researchers from ETH Zurich and Purdue University have…
3D Printing News Briefs: January 30, 2018
As January comes to a close, we’ve got all the latest 3D printing news wrapped up for you in one location with today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs. Rize…
Aerosint Brings Multi-Material Capabilities to Powder Bed 3D Printing
The recent TCT Show was an excellent opportunity to hear about many of the latest developments across the 3D printing industry, as the busy show highlighted new machines, new software,…
PhD Candidate 3D Printing Kidney and Prostate Models for Clinical Trial with Stratasys
The LaGuardia Studio at New York University (NYU), a 3D printing studio, offers students, faculty, alumni, researchers, and visiting artists the chance to take advantage of cross-discipline curricula when creating…
3D Printing News Briefs: September 22, 2017
Welcome to the Friday edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, where we are all business, all the time…except for a little news on 3D printing materials, that is. BASF acquires…
3D Printed Robot Prototype Inspired by Hitchhiker Fish Can Cling to Underwater Surfaces
These days, you don’t often see a person standing alone on the side of the highway with their arm out and their thumb up, looking to hitch a ride –…
3D Printed Metamaterials Used for Patient-Specific Heart Valve Models May Help Cardiac Patients
Every year, tens of thousands of people are diagnosed with heart valve disease, and of these people, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is considered a good option for those considered…
Johnson & Johnson Announces New Collaborations to Develop Biomedical Innovation and Advance 3D Printing Technology in Healthcare
Using 3D printing technology to manufacture custom health solutions is not a new idea, and there are many companies that work hard to solve medical problems with ideas that involve 3D…
ETH Zurich Researchers Develop Load-Bearing 4D Printed Structures
While 3D printing still seems like magic for some people, the novelty has worn off for others – but I doubt that’s true for many people regarding 4D printing. 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 2, 2017
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re talking about new 3D software, equipment, and materials, a distribution partnership and a new additive manufacturing facility, and a seaworthy 3D printed prosthetic….
Professor of Microfluidics Discusses 3D Printing Benefits and Possible Future Improvements with Ultimaker
A lab-on-a-chip is pretty self-explanatory: it’s a miniature laboratory that is printed onto a microchip. But for the past 25 years, Professor David Barrow of Cardiff University in Wales has studied microfluidics, which…
Aurora Labs Ships First 3D Printer in the S-Titanium Line, is Top IPO on ASX
Although metal 3D printers are still quite expensive, the technology has significantly gone down in cost over the past couple of years. Not long ago, metal printers were largely unaffordable…
Neri Oxman and Stratasys Team Up to Bring Death Masks to Life Through 3D Printing
Neri Oxman, the leader of the Mediated Matter research group at MIT, is an American-Israeli architect, designer, and professor whose work combines design, biology, computing, and materials engineering. She developed the…