Research

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new polymer that can be used to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jetting. In their study, “Additive manufacturing of strong silica sand structures enabled by…

As 3D printing continues to expand in industries such as medical, defense, and aerospace, the global market valuation will continue to reflect that speed of innovation. New data from the recently published “Metal 3D Printing Market” report from the Verified…

CERN, or the European Organization for Nuclear Research, currently houses the world’s largest particle accelerator. Called the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), its objective is to transmit energy to particles through electric or magnetic fields. Today, we bring your attention to…

In our everyday lives, we encounter Micro-electro-mechanical devices (MEMS) throughout our daily routines—from mobile phones to various electronics. Research on advancing MEMS technology is focused on reimagining traditionally bulky mechanical systems as miniature components and products that are high-performing and mass-producible.…

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research team is testing the production of modernized wind turbine blades with highly-engineered, 3D-printed designs that use a thermoplastic resin system. Wind turbines are promoted for their ability to decrease humanity’s collective carbon footprint…

As additive manufacturing companies embrace the design freedom of 3D printing products and parts, they also have to overcome the obstacle of maintaining quality control. Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have uncovered a solution that will help companies achieve…

Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National laboratory (LLNL), a U.S. federal research facility located in California and founded by the University of California, Berkeley, have announced that they have developed a new method print living microbes in controlled patterns using 3D…

Artificial Intelligence, and more specifically, machine learning, is finding its way through various applications in the additive manufacturing industry. This time, researchers from MIT have applied the data-driven nature of machine learning to automate the process of discovering new 3D…

When the pandemic shut down the world last year, a number of industries were severely impacted. However, 3D printing proved to be more robust than many others. That being said, a few studies have shown that though it did not…

At the Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, scientists have created a network of 3D-printed blood vessels that would be able to supply the necessary amount of blood to an implanted tissue. Still in the research stage, this project could have…

Incus, an Austrian provider for lithography-based AM solutions has announced a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), OHB System AG and Lithoz GmbH in a joint project using Incus’ Lithography-based Metal Manufacturing (LMM) process. The project will test 3D…

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…