Research & Education
University of Pittsburgh receives metal 3D-printer from Gefertec
Tucked away in the sub-basement of Pitt’s Benedum Hall, past the racecar parts spilling into hallways, you’ll find a giant machine that looks like...
Researchers 3D Print Liver Tissue for Drug Screening
A team of engineers at the University of California in San Diego has created a tissue closely mimicking human liver tissue using 3D printing...
If We Are Going To Mars – The Materials We Will Build Houses Should Already Be There And They...
At least Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. But what happens if we are there and want to start building a base or...
MIT Team 3D Prints Robot That Walks Straight Out Of The 3D Printer
The researchers at the MIT always impress the world with their new achievements with all sorts of manufacturing techniques. Often the researchers take advantage...
L3Harris Technologies tests 3D-printed materials for satellite manufacturing
While 3D-printed rockets, car parts and even houses are coming to market on Earth, L3Harris Technologies plans to use the International Space Station (ISS)...
Researchers Improve Toughness of 3D Printed Bone Implants
A research project of Nottingham Trent University's Design for Health and Wellbeing Research Group aims to improve the toughness of synthetic bone substitutes. In order to provide...
Modelling the dimensional accuracy of SLM with PBLF
Dimensional accuracy is one of the major concerns for Laser Powder Bed Fusion technologies since the process is characterized by high-temperature gradients, consolidation, and...
How dangerous are the emissions from 3D printing?
A new study by UL's Chemical Research Institute sheds light on the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particles during FDM printing. There...
Bioprinting: Penn State researchers develop granular hydrogel bioink for cell integration
Every day in the United States, 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant, and every nine minutes, another person is added to the...
Korean Ministry of Trade to Spend $20M to 3D Print Ships
South Korea has already developed a row of different interesting 3D printers and technologies. Now the ministry of trade wants to spend a lot...