The Vatican's Swiss Guard donned their new 3D printed helmets on their 513th birthday.
By combining old-school logic gates with 3D printing, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have created 'sentient' materials that can respond to changes in their surroundings, even in extreme environments that would destroy electronic components, such as high radiation, heat or pressure.
More, World's first fully 3D printed concept car is a tribute to David Bowie, Jan.30, 2019 -
Experts gather for an ESA ESTEC workshop in the Netherlands to discuss 3D bioprinting skin, bones, and organs in space. Microlight3D, manufacturer of ultra hi-resolution 3D microprinting machines for industrial and scientific applications, has launched Altraspin, a compact 3D printer intended for producing highly complex micro-parts with sub-micron resolution.
More, University of British Columbia researchers create 3D printed 'artificial nose' to detect gas, Mar.8, 2019 -
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the top-ranked orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and Italy-based medical device manufacturer LimaCorporate (Lima) announced the formation of the first provider-based additive manufacturing facility for custom complex implants.
Following its introduction of the world's first speakers 3D printed from a wooden composite, Deeptime has 'unveiled the first commercially available audio system made from sand. The company launched its original Moai, a flexible and dependable resin 3D printer in July 2017. German conglomerate thyssenkrupp will build an Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore in 2019. The U.S. Air Force's 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has installed for the first time a 3D-printed, titanium-based bracket onto an operational F-22 Raptor jet during depot maintenance operations at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, according to the Air Force.
Ben Ryan started the prosthetics company Ambionics after designing a 3D printable, hydraulic arm for his two-year old son.
Iris Rivero, an engineering professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, has found that compatible combinations of polymers and biomaterials can be successfully used to fabricate 'scaffolds,' 3D printed structures that can be used to grow new and healthy tissue. Guillermo Martinez' Aydame3D provides free 3D printed prosthetics to people around the world.
Thales Alenia Space is taking 3D printing into series production to make components for telecom satellites built on the company's new all-electric Spacebus Neo platform. Custom-designed and locally printed auxiliary tools from the 3D printer help employees on the production lines. More, The 'ZENOS' 3D printed prosthetic arm is designed for cycling, Mar.11, 2019 -
More, Scientist uses quantum dots and 3D printed fluorescence box to track pollen grains, Feb.20, 2019 -
Germany's Nanoscribe, a company specializing in nano-, micro-, and meso-scale 3D printing, has introduced the Photonic Professional GT2 3D printer for high-resolution microfabrication and maskless lithography. Jun Aizaki, the founder of New York-based design studio Cr'me Design, and his team created HyO, a completely organic, biodegradable cup made from a gourd grown inside a 3D printed mould to take their functional shape. Mysimplefix demonstrates how regular sugar makes for an ideal 3D printer bed adhesive. More, CELLINK and Prellis Biologics announce $1.2M high-precision Holograph-X Bioprinter, Dec.6, 2018 - More, MIT Technology Review's Erin Winick 3D prints her dream wedding, Dec.4, 2018 - Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice as a way to view real-time activity on the brain surface. French designer Yann Bakonyi revealed the VIBA Jane motorcycle, a variant of the Honda Monkey with a 3D printed aluminum fuel tank. More, UL publishes ANSI/CAN/UL 2904 standard for 3D printer emissions testing and evaluation, Feb.7, 2019 - More, 3D printed steel tool cuts through titanium, wins $15K innovation prize, Feb.27, 2019 - Digital Artisan, a Japanese design lab has teamed up with chemicals company JSR Corporation, , Castem, a manufacturer of precision casting parts, to create 'Generative Heel ' Formless' high heel shoes using 3D printing technology. Elzelinde van Doleweerd, recent graduate of the University of Eindhoven, started Upprinting Food to reduce food waste with 3D printing. A team has developed a 3D printed robot claw that mimics the pistol shrimp's basic behavior to generate plasma and, potentially a valuable tool for underwater science and industry. Erin Winick at MIT Technology Review 3D printed her wedding bouquets, among other things. Sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the goal of IDAM is to promote the Industrialization and Digitization of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Automotive Series Processes. More, Researchers mimic lattice structures to create stronger 3D printed meta-crystal materials, Jan.18, 2019 - A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new technique to use 3D printers to bind the electronic materials to the clothing textiles and enable them to harvest biomechanical energy from human motion. More, Kwambio debuts Ceramo Zero Max and Ceramo Two 3D printers at CES, Jan.11, 2019 - Local Motors of Chandler, Arizona, introduced its 3D-printed, autonomous, electric Olli shuttles to California State University, Sacramento is a public comprehensive university in Sacramento. Researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed a method for creating realistic foot ulcers involving 3D printed feet, icing sugar, chicken stock, and flexible resin. Markforged announced the launch of H13 tool steel for the desktop-sized Metal X 3D printer. Daniel Harari invented and 3D printed an Active Strain Relief device that relieves tension on 3D printing filament that's distant from the 3D printer. More, Czech university team develops first bionic 3D printed scooter, Mar.7, 2019 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a way to improve the characteristics of artificial tissues by using ultrasound to align living cells during the biofabrication process.
ORNL researchers Bianca Haberl and Amy Elliott 3D print collimators for neutron scattering instruments that are more detailed and cheaper than traditional collimators. ETH Zurich professor Dirk Mohr 3D prints a material with a plate-lattice structure that's as stiff as a material can be. More, Angel Trains, ESG and Stratasys partner to 3D print interior components for rail industry, Dec.10, 2018 - Swedish municipalities are planning to serve 3D printed food at care homes for the elderly. Hexbot is a modular robotic arm on Kickstarter that can draw, laser engrave, pick and place objects, and 3D print. Researchers are working on 3D printed ceramic body armor at the United States Army Research Laboratory. A researcher at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology used cellulose to 3D print an ear. Russian scientists have managed to grow the thyroid gland of a mouse in zero gravity using a 3D bioprinter on board on the International Space Station (ISS). Researchers at the Mediated Matter Group at MIT Media Lab have created Aguahoja, a collection of natural artifacts that were digitally designed and robotically fabricated from the molecular components found in trees, insect exoskeletons, apples and bones. Update: Shanghai Construction Group completes world's first 3D printed plastic bridge after 35 days of printing. Architects at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have partnered with David Wolferstetter Architektur (DWA) in the development of a 3D printed fa'ade, which will serve as the new entrance of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. More, Audi is increasingly using polymer 3D printing in automotive production, Apr.10, 2019 - ''To prove their resistance, Sandvik challenged rock legend Yngwie Malmsteen to smash it. More, BCN3D raises $3M in funding and spins out of Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Mar.27, 2019 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have successfully 3D printed live cells that convert glucose to ethanol and carbon dioxide gas (CO2), a substance that resembles beer. A separate department will be responsible for implementation at the Neckarsulm site in the future. Copyright 2011-2019. www.3Ders.org All Rights Reserved.
Josef Prusa announced that new Original Prusa i3 MK3S 3D printer and MMU2S upgrades are now shipping.
French biotechnology company Poietis has announced the granting of a third patent for its laser-assisted 3D bioprinting technology.
More, Fraunhofer IWU develops high-speed Screw Extrusion AM system for high-performance plastics, Mar.4, 2019 -
More, 3Diligent produces 140 3D printed components for Seattle's second tallest tower, Mar.7, 2019 -
French biotechnology company Poietis has announced the granting of a third patent for its laser-assisted 3D bioprinting technology. A research team at Penn State developed a method of 3D printing porous tissues that allow oxygen and nutrients to circulate through the tissue. More, ESA completes first hot-fire test of 3D printed BERTA rocket engine, Feb.25, 2019 -
More, 3D printing food: lab creates 3D food printer that cooks its prints with a laser, Dec.31, 2018 -
More, Swiss researchers 3D print funicular flooring systems to reduce concrete use, Feb.5, 2019 -
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have 3D printed a microfluidic device capable of detecting various gasses.
The round was led by Summit Partners. More, 6-axis metal 3D printer developed by Portuguese and Norwegian collaboration, Dec.28, 2018 -
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used fine-scale 3D bioprinting to grow cells that are highly uniform in shape and size, and potentially with certain functions.
More, MIT team develops 3D printer that's 10x faster than comparable 3D printers, Dec.7, 2018 -
More, Watch Bugatti test world's first 3D printed titanium brake caliper, Dec.26, 2018 -
More, Scientists develop 3D printed self-repairing rubber material, Feb.6, 2019 -
Researchers from KAIST and Harvard 3D printed several custom-shaped batteries that are safe and environmentally friendly for wearables. Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on new technologies such as additive manufacturing and data analytics for naval applications. Korean researchers 3D print an airway-on-a-chip that mimics a human airway. Penn State researcher Allison Breese demonstrates that 3D printed superalloys aren't prone to dynamic strain aging like conventional superalloys. In addition to newspaper production our printing plant in Ostrava also specializes insheetfed printing and post-press finishing. A Spanish-Israeli team of scientists led by Pilar Amo-Ochoa from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) has developed a versatile 3D printed plastic-composite sensor capable of detecting tiny amounts of water. Danish chef Kenneth Toft-Hansen came first at the Bocuse d'Or chefs world championship in Lyon with the use of 3D printed molds.
More, Aurora, UWA and RPH to 3D print titanium medical implants for humans, Feb.27, 2019 -
More, KAIST & Harvard researchers 3D print shape-conformable batteries for wearables, Dec.28, 2018 -
More, Dr. Adrian Bowyer demonstrates how hollow tubes make 3D prints stronger, Nov.30, 2018 -
Researchers create new family of 3D printed material called meta-crystals.
The project marks the world's first inhabited "house" that was not only digitally planned, but also built largely digitally with the help of robots and 3D printers. More, LLNL creates multibeam metal 3D printer to understand laser-material interactions, Mar.1, 2019 -
The method results in the adhesion between layers being immensely increased; moreover, the strength of the entire object can be optimized locally. More, Bugatti unveils Baby II, a 30K EV with 3D printed Type 35 body, Mar.12, 2019 -
DFAB HOUSE has officially opened on the NEST building of Empa and Eawag in D'bendorf in Switzerland.
More, Strengthening the connection between layers of FDM 3D printed objects with z-anchors, Mar.21, 2019 -
More, Polaroid unveils PlaySmart 3D printer at CES 2019, Jan.9, 2019 -
A separate department will be responsible for implementation at the Neckarsulm site in the future. Scientists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) claim that the piezoelectric material will be able to be 3D printed in ways that will not restrict them by shape or size. 
More, MIT CSAIL program reverse engineers complex models into simpler parts for easier 3D printing, Jan.7, 2019 -
The 3D printable material is non-toxic and changes its color from purple to blue in wet conditions. More, MIT uses fine-scale 3D bioprinting to grow highly uniform cell cultures with desired properties, Mar.28, 2019 -
The round was led by Summit Partners. Researchers at Michigan Technological University invent 3D Printable Polymer Pelletizer Chopper and it chops 3D printer filament into pellet-sized pieces that can be used in a fused granular fabrication (FGF) 3D printer or re-extruded as a new filament spool.
More, Fraunhofer ILT developing DLP multi-photon polymerization 3D printer with submicron resolution, Feb.7, 2019 -
Ford is claiming a record for the largest 3D-printed metal part for a working vehicle in automotive history.
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the top-ranked orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and Italy-based medical device manufacturer LimaCorporate (Lima) announced the formation of the first provider-based additive manufacturing facility for custom complex implants.