Research

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…

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the Caltech Institute of Technology in California have developed 3D-printed structured fabrics capable of supporting 50 times its own weight. Inspired by chainmail, it could stiffen on demand and…

On August 10th, Northrop Grumman plans to launch its 16th commerical resupply service mission. As the name suggests, the Cygnus spacecraft will be carrying crew supplies, scientific research, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory. As part of this mission, supplies…

Engineers from the University of Maryland have used additive manufacturing to develop a 3D-printed robot hand capable of playing one of the most famous video games from Nintendo. Although it may seem like science fiction, the project is already a…

Once again, 3D printing will be used to help in wildlife conservation efforts. TRAFFIC, a leading non-government organization (NGO) working to fight against illegal wildlife trade, has announced that they have been using the world’s first-ever 3D printed shark fins…

What may still sound like science fiction to some is actually becoming more and more likely in reality: the colonization of another planet. Various projects are actively working on the implementation of ideas that are supposed to bring about the…

3D printer manufacturer Microlight3D is the winner of the European FET-Open program, Future Emerging Technology with its microstructured concrete that would allow buildings to cool naturally. Thanks to its micro-printing technology, and more specifically its two-photon polymerization technology, the company…

Teams from the Jean Lamour Institute (IJL), the Materials Science research laboratory of the University of Lorraine, have developed a method for producing magnets with a desktop FDM 3D printer. The researchers claim to have succeeded in integrating magnetic properties…

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and Local Motors, a next-generation vehicle manufacturer announced that they have completed a study to see whether parts made using large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) could be recycled into new materials before…

MeaTech has filed a provisional patent application in the United States Patent Office for their bioprinting method to make chicken and steak products using cells. The company has dedicated itself to clean farming through the development of an industrial process…

Additive manufacturing with metal is gaining in popularity. This is shown, among other things, by the increasing number of 3D printing companies that specialize in metal manufacturing or offer machines for metal printing. Aluminum, bronze, chrome, stainless steel, iron and…

Over the years, researchers have combined 3D printing and hydrogels for a variety of different innovative projects including a lifelike model of a human heart, cancer treatment, artificial muscle tissue able to adapt its color and shape according to light,…