Research

What if you could make 3D printed microstructures of pure gold? This is the goal of research conducted by a group of scientists at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Using a technology based on the use of a laser, researchers…

Jun Kamei is a Japanese designer specialising in biomimic design and materials. A few months ago he presented Amphibio, his final project for the Art Royal College in London, with three 3D printed “gills” for our future underwater. Will this make is possible…

Currently anyone with the necessary knowledge of 3D printing could reproduce almost anything. In relation to this, intellectual property in additive manufacturing is an issue that worries more and more within the industry. Companies like Disney have released patents to attack piracy in 3D printing and…

Biorobotics is a laboratory that specialises in the development and study of biorobots that reproduce the mobility of different animals. The goal of their developments is to reproduce certain animal movements. All while gaining the capacities to learn from them and…

A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Wollongong have developed iFix. A pen that through special ink can bio-print a cell structure to help treat eye injuries. They received $ 1.1 million in funding from…

3D printing is becoming more and more advanced and implemented in more important sectors. One of these sectors is the medical industry that’s opening up for new possibilities and solutions. One of the bigger problems is the amount of organ…

A student from the University of Waikato in New Zealand, Shalini Guleria, is now seeking to identify the best treatment for all breast cancer patients. She turned to bio-printing to 3D print tumour cells. It would be possible to collect cells in a…

A team of researchers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Maryland in the United States announced the development of a new 3D printing software tool. A tool that can help in the creation of 3D printed breast phantoms. These…

The University of Minnesota (UMN) McAlpine research group claims to have successfully 3D printed optoelectronic devices using polymeric photodetectors on hemispherical surfaces. These first prototypes could accelerate the development of a 3D printed bionic eye to help people with visual…

The additive manufacturing has become a great ally for the extraterrestrial conquest and for the technological development in space. There are multiple applications of 3D printing for arrival in space, but there is one that has stood out in recently:…

University of Minnesota researchers have reportedly successfully printed 3D electronics directly on human skin. They claim to have produced functional electronic components on the back of their hands with a low-cost, portable desktop 3D printer. A most surprising advance, the…

It is accepted that additive manufacturing disrupts many modes of production, although it is still difficult to compete for the moment with certain conventional methods, the main reason being speed is still considered too slow. 3D printing of large series…