TPE vs TPU Filament: Choosing the Right Flexible Material
When you need to 3D print parts that bend, stretch, or absorb heavy impacts, standard rigid plastics like PLA or…
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New Watch Brand Parivas Champions Additive Watchmaking, Debuting the Exo.1
There is a new additively manufactured watch on the scene: the Exo.1 from Parivas. Based in Los Angeles, California, Parivas…
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The Hidden Role of 3D Printing in the Sagrada Família’s Tower of Jesus Christ
At 172.5 meters, the Tower of Jesus Christ makes the Sagrada Família the tallest Catholic church in the world. Pope…
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How Volumetric 3D Printing Became Compatible with Living Cells
A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has just published its third improvement to a…
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Support-Free 3D Printing with 90° Overhang Angles? A New Study Reveals How Standard FDM Printers Can Do It
For a long time, standard 3-axis fused deposition modeling (FDM) printer operators have followed a general rule: if you want…
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MIT Researchers Use 3D Printing to Democratize the Production of Electrospray Emitters
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created low-cost electronic nozzles, called triaxial electrospray emitters, via 3D printing.…
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All You Need to Know About Nylon for 3D Printing
3D printing nylon (polyamide) is a strong, stretchy artificial material made from synthetic polymers. Often fashioned into bristles, fabric, or…
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What If the Next 3D Printing Material Came from Your Kitchen?
Researchers at Chalmers University (Sweden) have developed a biodegradable material for 3D printing made from baker’s yeast, wood cellulose fibers,…
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The Best 3D Prints to Celebrate the 2026 World Cup
The wait is officially over: the World Cup kicks off today! As the world's biggest football tournament gets underway, it’s time…
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Formnext 2026: What to Expect
The countdown to Formnext 2026 is officially underway. On June 9, the event’s vice presidents, Sascha F. Wenzler and Christoph…
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Formlabs Releases the Fuse X1: Low-Cost, Industrial Large-Format SLS 3D Printing
Today, Formlabs announced the release of a new large-format SLS ecosystem that delivers same-day production-quality parts at 50% lower cost…
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Digitizing the Smile: Ben Wynne on the Future—and Ethics—of Automated Dentistry
Anyone who has swapped traditional braces for clear dental aligners knows the appeal: aligners are much more comfortable and inconspicuous,…
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