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The market for Additive manufacturing is constantly growing in everything from the automotive industry to ceramics. However the biggest part is still in more traditional areas like prototyping using plastics. While 3D printing do bring advantages such as being faster and…

What if you could make 3D printed microstructures of pure gold? This is the goal of research conducted by a group of scientists at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Using a technology based on the use of a laser, researchers…

Dominic Siguang Ma is a Chinese designer based in the United States who has designed a 3D printed arm prosthesis for all amputee drummers. It’s an accessory that would allow them to play more intuitively and comfortably. This prosthesis has been…

Presented for the first time at the Hannover Fair 2018, the Ultimaker S5, the latest generation of 3D printers from the Dutch manufacturer. Characterised by a large print volume (the largest in the Ultimaker range), a full-colour touchscreen and a closed speaker, the…

Remember the American startup based in Texas: ICON? Now the company has presented their project of 3D printed houses, created in few hours and at an unbeatable price. ICON has just announced that a fundraising effort raised $ 9 million. The money will help…

The Virtual Foundry is an American startup specialising in the development of materials for FDM / FFF technologies, one of its most prominent materials are its metal filaments: Filamet ™. This material is capable of creating pieces with domestic 3D printing technologies…

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Formnext 2018 is coming up! One of the most important fairs of additive manufacturing in the world, its first edition was held in November 2015, and has only grown since then. The event is known for its unique combination of additive manufacturing…

This is news that should interest all musicians and music enthusiasts quit a lot. The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra now incorporates 3D printed string instruments. A project that aims to show how we can create new sounds and instruments thanks to new…

For some time we have been clear that 3D technologies could also impact the cycling industry. Whether manufacturing puncture proof tires or lighter structures. But the design of Steve Jenkins went further this time by proposing a futuristic bicycle completely 3D printed. It gives…

Jun Kamei is a Japanese designer specialising in biomimic design and materials. A few months ago he presented Amphibio, his final project for the Art Royal College in London, with three 3D printed “gills” for our future underwater. Will this make is possible…

Less than a year after the Spanish company BCN3D Technologies presented one of its main novelties, the 3D Sigmax printer. This year they announced their new launch of two new machines: The Sigma R19 and Sigmax R19. But what sets them apart from their…