3D printing news

Another Sunday means another Top 5 list of videos straight from the world of 3D printing! We start off this week’s top 5 with a video about Aerosint, a Belgian AM company that has developed a new 3D printing solution…

A team of researchers from Imperial College London and Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology have developed a special kind of drone that uses collective building methods and is able to construct and repair buildings. These so-called…

Housing shortages are a worldwide concern, in light of growing population densities and cost-of-living concerns. However, new technologies could breathe new life into the housing market and solve these modern concerns in an affordable way. The solution? 3D printing in…

In Australia, a team of researchers at UNSW in Sydney claims to have successfully 3D printed solid-state polymer electrolytes in custom shapes from a desktop 3D printer. This would allow for energy storage in small electronic or medical devices, or…

Recently, international deep-tech food company Steakholder Foods Ltd announced the release of a new, 3D printed meat cut called Omakase Beef Morsels. The richly marbled structured meat product is the first of its kind and was created using a specific 3D-bioprinting…

The oil & gas sector is one of the largest industries in the world as it is a critical part of the energy sector with about 4.2 billion metric tons of oil produced globally in 2021. Though due to climate…

Increasingly, we have seen that 3D printing is becoming more and more commonplace in the healthcare sector. From surgical guides to prostheses and more, additive manufacturing’s flexibility and ability to customize are highly valued in the industry. That being said,…

Recently, two Sailors of the United States Navy received emergency dental prosthetics thanks to 3D printing. The procedure made military medical history for being the first of its kind to ever be performed on Navy sailors during a career assignment.…

This summer, the impact of global warming has clear worldwide. One particularly worrying sign has been the rise in fires, a direct result of numerous heat waves as well as low rainfall. In the United States alone, the National Interagency…

One of the key to modern manufacturing is research and development into materials. Especially in industries like aerospace, materials that are both lightweight and extremely strong are critical for the parts that need to be made. Indeed, material research for…

There are already a number of examples where naval stations at sea have integrated additive manufacturing. The U.S. Navy, for example, is using 3D printing technology from manufacturer ICON in order to be able to react quickly in the event…

Stereolithography (from stereo– Greek for solid, and lithography) is an early method of 3D printing. The first equipment was patented in 1984 by Charles “Chuck” Hull, and the first commercial machine developed by 3D Systems in 1988. But how does…