Research

Every year the Gartner Institute publishes its annual predictions for new technologies. It highlights the trends to consider for future manufacturing processes and products. In mid-December, they published their Gartner Hype Cycle showcasing their 3D printing predictions for 2019. What…

The American research institute MIT announced the creation of a consortium dedicated to additive manufacturing called ADAPT (for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies). The goal of this business association is to identify visionary research, scalable education platforms and exploitable strategic perspectives…

At the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ETH), a doctoral student in the process engineering and mechanics department developed an additive manufacturing technique to create objects containing magnets in one go. Kai von Petersdorff-Campen dubbed his process ” Embedded magnet printing ” and made…

The MIT Media Lab is behind a number of innovative projects related to 3D printing – including those launched by architect and researcher Neri Oxman. This time, the Mediated Matter Group presents its digital manufacturing platform; FIBERBOTS. Which combines architecture and robotics. It…

While the company Materialise gave us some predictions for 2019 trends in additive manufacturing, the US firm SmarTech Publishing brings us the results for the past year. They say the additive manufacturing market generated $ 9.3 billion in 2018, an 18% increase…

In Russia, scientists from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISIS) presented their research on a method of producing ultra-high purity alumina (UHPA) capable of doubling the strength of printed aluminum composites In 3D. We would have components similar…

What if you could eat a 3D printed steak ? This seems surprising, but that is just what the Italian researcher Giusseppe Scionti of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona has proposed. He developed a project and modified a 3D fused…

In the UK, Big Bang Fair researchers have implemented a canteen 3D food printer. The 3D printer creates a variety of dishes for students. The goal is to encourage them to pursue a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Teaching 3D…

At Macquarie University in Australia, a team of researchers conducted a one-year study. Here they researched the benefits of 3D printing in schools. As well as 3D design in the Makerspaces of primary schools. More than 500 students were observed and…

Research and Markets recently published a study of the additive manufacturing market applied to the aerospace sector; the consulting firm announces a growth rate of 23.01% between 2017 and 2021. A forecast that shows the full potential of 3D technologies in…

Clean2Antarctica is a Dutch association whose aim is to promote the circular economy and to encourage organisations and individuals to develop sustainable alternatives to our current way of life. To do this, the team has gone on an expedition to the…

Preserving our oceans has become a real concern: more and more species are threatened by human pollution. It is urgent to propose solutions to protect this marine ecosystem. 3D printing can be one solution. We can see some progress made with…