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Desktop Health, Desktop Metal’s new healthcare business, announced last week that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its proprietary resin designed for use in 3D printed dental prosthetics. Though the 3D printing dental…

UBQ Materials and Plastics App have joined forces to develop and launch a novel material in order to improve the functionality of sustainable 3D printing. The partnership derives from mutual recognition of the growing demand for zero waste supply chain…

It’s finally Sunday again! And that means it’s time for our top 5 videos on 3D printing this week. Among other things, Formlabs will tell you about 3D printing in injection molding and Forust will tell you about 3D printing wood.…

Earlier this month, a team led by staff photolithographer Ed Camacho at Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF), in Duffield Hall created what is thought to be the world’s smallest rendition of Cornell’s iconic McGraw Tower. The tower is…

At the start of the year, Desktop Metal expressed its desire to tackle the resin additive manufacturing market with the acquisition of EnvisionTEC, one of the historical leaders in resin 3D printing. But the plans of the American giant do not…

Most FDM 3D printers are now sold as Plug & Play models. However, this wasn’t always the case. The origins of these 3D printers trace back to the RepRap project, started by Adrian Bowyer in 2005. This movement still continues…

As surprising as it may sound, 3D printing has over time become a major technology in the music world. Whether it’s to create and customize instruments or to improve sound quality , additive manufacturing offers many benefits to the music industry. And following in…

From new 3D printing processes and improved materials to unconventional application possibilities and company mergers – the world of additive manufacturing never sleeps, as we all know. And there was a lot going on in the last quarter as well!…

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have revealed that stabilizer residue in additive manufacturing inks function to inhibit conductivity in 3D printed electronic devices. While it was previously thought that the principal cause of reduced vertical conductivity through a printed…

Mosaic Manufacturing is a Canadian company that made a name for itself in 2014 with Palette. This piece of equipment connects to a FDM 3D printer and allows for multi-color and multi-material parts without having to modify the extruder. Based…

As art imitates life, and life, art, architecture as a typically large scale and public art form, has the capacity to both represent and influence cultural eras. It is through architecture that creators, transforming its design language, are able to…

When most people think about 3D printing, the material that comes to mind is usually plastics. Though there are, of course, other materials, including metal and ceramic, but polymers still make up the majority of the market for 3D printing…