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The construction sector has been exploring the potential of additive manufacturing for the past several years. Today,  the idea of a 3D printed house does not shock people anymore, as we have seen more than one 3D printed building by…

NASA is preparing to send men to the Moon – and then further to Mars – as part of its Artemis space exploration mission. For this space voyage, the American agency has decided to rely on metal additive manufacturing, more…

UpNano is a young company based in Vienna that has recently developed a high-resolution micro-scale 3D printing technology. Based on a 2-photon polymerization process (2PP), the new technique is capable of producing plastic parts with a volume ranging from 100…

Some COVID-19 testing methods are not the most pleasant: virological testing (RT-PCR) can be very uncomfortable for many patients. A nasal swab is inserted quite deep into the nose to take a nasopharyngeal swab. A team of engineers from the School of Engineering…

The field of bioprinting has experienced multiple breakthroughs in recent years, one of which is the possibility to generate tissue structures using bioinks and 3D bioprinters. One of the main hurdles in this field is keeping these tissues alive. As…

This week we found the top 5 videos about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is changing production. The technology has infiltrated many sectors, from medical to automotive – check our selection of the week to keep up with the innovations! If you enjoy these, you…

Based in the UK, Photocentric is one of the leading 3D printer and material manufacturers. The company has been producing photopolymer resins since 2002 and is believed to be the world-leader in Visible Light Polymerisation (VLP) 3D printing technology. Recently, Photocentric has…

Earlier this year we wrote about Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) working on the design of the first additively manufactured nuclear reactor. Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a grant worth $800,000 to Purdue University’s College of Engineering…

A research team at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) has designed a 3D printed diaphragm pump that is operated magnetically. Portable and effective, the new pump demonstrates the potential of additively manufactured devices. The scientists behind the project hope that this proof-of-principle pump will inspire…

Medical footwear market is estimated to grow significantly in the near future, with more people becoming aware of the importance of therapeutic footwear and more companies offering a wider range of solutions. One of the biggest manufacturers on this arena…

For any fabrication company, sales and engineering teams need to work together to deliver projects efficiently, yet they rarely communicate or collaborate in an efficient way. This is why MakerOS launched its collaboration platform for fabrication companies, specifically 3D printing…

A team of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has developed a material that can be 3D printed into any shape and pre-programmed with reversible shape memory. In other words, once a…