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What if just a few millimeters of 3D printed material were enough to save time on the track? Nike has unveiled the custom-made racing suit for Keely Hodgkinson, the Olympic 800-meter champion, which incorporates small 3D printed parts to reduce…

Engineers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed X-Hinges, design software capable of creating and 3D printing objects with interactive functionality. Thanks to built-in sensors, these objects can detect human touch. It is this touch that…

The AMinsider podcast is joining the 3Dnatives ecosystem to offer its readers a new perspective on additive manufacturing. This new phase of AMinsider will allow us to continue exploring the industry through conversations with those who are putting these technologies…

Bambu Lab is preparing to enter the 3D scanning market with the S1, its first device of this type, scheduled for release in November 2026. For now, the available information is very limited. The company has posted an image of…

Every product starts as a CAD file, but turning it into a working part raises a question: which manufacturing process should you use? 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding each have a sweet spot, and picking the wrong one…

What is likely one of the largest 3D-printed churches in the world is under construction in the Czech Republic. The Holy Trinity Church and the Cardinal Josef Beran Community Center will open their doors in Neratovice in 2028. The nave,…

In 2024, SnowX had built a metal 3D printer small enough to sit on a desk. It printed real metal parts. Yet, as the company’s founder Fangda XU recalls, even its own engineers rarely wanted to use it. That admission…

No two patients are alike, and 3D printing makes it possible to design medical solutions around each one. Some of these applications, like dental crowns and custom implants, are already routine in clinics. Others, such as ocular prostheses and bioprinted…

Long before co-founding Protopasta, Alexander Dick first encountered 3D printing in the early 1990s, when a neighbor brought home 3D prints from Ford. Years later, after earning a mechanical engineering degree, he landed a job operating what he describes as…

This Halloween, take your costume to the next level with a unique, 3D-printed mask. Whether you’re going for spooky, stylish, or something in between, 3D printing gives you the freedom to create a look that’s entirely your own. Our collection…

The James Dyson Award is an international design competition that celebrates the next generation of design engineers. It’s open to current and recent design engineering students, and the brief is simple: “design something that solves a problem.” On September 16th,…

Today, Formlabs released the Form Studio 1, a resin 3D printer priced from $699, well below anything else in its lineup. The company is calling it “the world’s most affordable professional resin 3D printer,” and it’s a clear move toward…