Research

If you are a regular reader then it will come as no surprise to you that over this past year, 3D printing has been flourishing. Besides the many mergers, acquisitions and companies going public, there have been several reports that…

The American giant General Electric (GE) has announced the signing of a partnership with Fraunhofer IGCV and Voxeljet to develop a new 3D printer capable of designing the molds of certain key components of the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The…

In 2020, a team of scientists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) launched ArchiREEF, a startup on a mission to restore marine life in the coral reefs near Hong Kong. We previously covered ArchiREEF’s 3D-Printed terracotta tiles but there…

With China currently consuming 30% of the world’s meat, it’s no wonder a food tech company tackling global meat supply and sustainability has emerged from the region. After debuting its 3D printed cell-based pork meat at a tasting event for…

In recent months, 3D printing and space have often been associated. And for good reason, many additive manufacturing has proven itself to have numerous applications for interstellar voyages. For example, 3D printing is increasingly being used as part of spacecraft…

The research firm IDTechEx has published a new report on the ceramic additive manufacturing market: it is expected to be worth $400 million by 2032, a seven-fold increase which is being driven by more and more players banking on this…

In Germany, researchers from the Technical University of Braunschweig are working on the development of a new concrete 3D printing process. Instead of currently available technologies, they are relying instead on injection to design more complex shapes. To accomplish this,…

After a summer of rising temperatures and catastrophic weather, never before has the climate crisis been so evident. As a result, governments and companies around the globe are searching for solutions including ways to take carbon out of the air…

At Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), a team of researchers has developed a new 3D-printable ink made from sunflower pollen. More environmentally friendly, durable, and affordable, this bio-ink could be used to manufacture parts for tissue engineering or drug…

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have successfully made an active and viable glioblastoma tumor, an aggressive form of brain cancer, using 3D printing. Though it may seem counter-productive, the team believes that this will be a new way to treat…

A few months ago, after a year of collaboration, Vallourec and Total announced that they had successfully installed the first ever 3D printed waterbushing in the North Sea. For those who might not know, waterbushings are safety-critical components in the…

Last week, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced that four 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets have been installed and are operating at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Athens, Alabama. The 3D-printed parts mark a next…