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During the house raid of an 18-year-old suspect in Western Australia, Police officers from the Drug and Firearm Squad secured a number of illegal firearms, including a 3D printed semi-automatic gun. The 4kg gun is able to fire 15 lethal…

According to court documents from San Fransisco, the parents of Calvin Yu, who died in a fire caused by a 3D printer in 2020, are suing both the 3D printer manufacturer, Tronxy 3D, and Alibaba. The fire occurred when a…

Over the years, 3D printing has already affected multiple sectors and is now even finding its way onto our plates. These days,  the food industry is relying on all the advantages 3D technologies have to offer. This time, we took…

Public safety technology developer Axle Box Innovations is using additive manufacturing to support the development of 3D printed drones for fire management and protection. In recent years, wildfires have become an increasing threat in the United States and other countries…

Just recently, Stratasys announced its breakthrough in the fashion world with the launch of its J850 TechStyle. Now, the U.S.-Israeli manufacturer has unveiled its 3D printed SSYS 2Y22 Reflection Collection at Milan Design Week. Specifically, the collection includes highly exclusive…

In recent years, an increasing amount of 3D printed weapons has been seized in Europe, which is raising concerns for the European Police Office (Europol). For that reason, a conference was recently held to bring together a number of professionals…

At some point or another in our lives, we have definitely heard of and most likely consumed it: Pepsi. The iconic American cult drink can be found in almost every supermarket around the world – stored in plastic bottles. For…

3D printing is increasingly finding its way into the medical field with an ever-increasing focus on orthotic and prosthetic manufacturing. This is notably because additive manufacturing allows each one to be fully adapted to the morphology of an individual patient…

British brand Mythos has introduced a new, 3D printed bicycle stem, called Elix, which is now available on the market for £500. The stem is the spare part of a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the fork steerer tube.…

Did you know that 3D technologies could also be used to reduce the carbon footprint of sports footwear? The idea of doing just that was recently realized thanks to a collaboration between the companies Covestro, Huafeng and Cyclone. Specifically, they…

As part of a new 3D printing project, a group of students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawaii recently teamed up with a local chocolate shop. The goal of the collaboration of these students and…

Students of the third to sixth grade at Prairie Queen Elementary School in Papillion, USA, conducted a community science project that used additive manufacturing to help a physically challenged turtle. The students, who are all members of the school’s 3D…