Research

In Australia, a team of researchers at UNSW in Sydney claims to have successfully 3D printed solid-state polymer electrolytes in custom shapes from a desktop 3D printer. This would allow for energy storage in small electronic or medical devices, or…

Increasingly, we have seen that 3D printing is becoming more and more commonplace in the healthcare sector. From surgical guides to prostheses and more, additive manufacturing’s flexibility and ability to customize are highly valued in the industry. That being said,…

This summer, the impact of global warming has clear worldwide. One particularly worrying sign has been the rise in fires, a direct result of numerous heat waves as well as low rainfall. In the United States alone, the National Interagency…

One of the key to modern manufacturing is research and development into materials. Especially in industries like aerospace, materials that are both lightweight and extremely strong are critical for the parts that need to be made. Indeed, material research for…

3D printing could now treat color blindness according to a study conducted by Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa University of Science and Technology (UK). Otherwise known as color vision deficiency, this condition is an inherited eye disorder in which one or more…

What if living on Mars was possible by using 3D printing? That’s the question researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have asked themselves. Recently, they succeeded in making a solid, high-performance material that could be used to 3D print tools…

Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic,  more than ever we are aware of how harmful and easily transmissible bacteria and other microbes are on surfaces. The mats that adhere there, some of which are slimy, are called biofilms and are…

There is no doubt that the additive manufacturing sector is booming. According to the recent study released by Allied Market Research, the industrial 3D printing market is expected to reach a value of $107.7 billion by 2031, representing a Compound…

To design furniture, structures or even buildings, 3D printing is slowly becoming a popular manufacturing method. And innovations in this sector have been becoming more and more common. Now, in Israel, researchers at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem have developed…

Accessibility, especially in academia, has been a topic of conversation for quite some time. People with a wide range of disabilities have the right to certain accommodations in order to allow them to work or study at the same level,…

At Carnegie Mellon University, located in Pennsylvania, engineering researchers claim to have succeeded in 3D printing microstructures of ice. They plan to use these structures as sacrificial templates, allowing them to create internal channels or conduits with the highest finesse…

We in the 3D printing industry have known for some time that the technologies can be used to strengthen supply chains and more. This became even more obvious during the pandemic when 3D printing was a critical part of resolving…