Research

Using 3D printing to create bone implants is beneficial in more ways than one. Beyond achieving geometries personalized to the patient’s anatomy, the technology is compatible with diverse materials that can achieve more desirable properties than traditional implants, often made…

3D printing in the automotive industry has long been celebrated for its role in prototyping. Designers are able to iterate quickly, engineers can test fit and form, and the industry can experiment without cutting steel. However, with Toyota Europe’s latest…

What if your 3D printer had eyes and a brain? That is the idea behind GRACE, a printing technique developed by a team at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. It is a workflow that combines volumetric printing with artificial intelligence,…

Placentas are a small but mighty organ, with many unique traits. It’s the only organ that is “disposable,” and a new one begins to form each time a fertilized egg is implanted in the uterus. Then, they grow rapidly in…

Biru Cao and Yiqing Wang, two graduates from MIT, recently developed a new desktop 3D printer called FOODres.AI.The system combines artificial intelligence, object recognition, and additive manufacturing to convert household food waste such as fruit peels, coffee grounds, and leftover…

Hidden away in the BFI National Archive, a 3D printer works tirelessly and quietly to help save film history. Since it was acquired nearly three years ago, the Formlabs Form 3L has allowed the Archive Technology team to reproduce long-obsolete…

Students at ECE (École centrale d’électronique) in France, a renowned engineering school specializing in artificial intelligence, were recently greeted by a new classmate. Her name is Milo, and she is the first autonomous AI student in the country. She can…

In Dessau, Germany, neurosurgeons at the Municipal Hospital implanted a so-called bioresorbable cranial prosthesis in a patient for the first time. The prosthesis was produced using 3D printing and represents a significant milestone in European medical technology. Until now, this…

Space has always fascinated humanity, and the colonization of Mars and the Moon remains a major goal. To achieve this, it is necessary to process local resources under the conditions present there. 3D printing shows impressive potential in this area,…

The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that resides in the intestines. Shaped by both diet and environment, each person’s microbiome is unique. This ecosystem interacts with the digestive, immune, nervous and endocrine systems,…

Cornell University researchers recently announced that they have created a new way to 3D print superconductors that deliver record-setting performance. Their method was recently published in the ‘Nature Communications’ journal, and specifically uses a one-step printing process that helps simplify…

In the United States, approximately 300,000 people are living with spinal cord injuries. These injuries can stem from trauma or previous medical conditions, and each year, there are about 18,000 new cases. Spinal cord injuries mostly affect men, and to…