Research & Education
Advanced laser beam shaping technology improves metal 3D printing
A novel laser beam shaping module, designed to address the prevailing challenges in the LPBF process, has been developed at Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne. From...
L’Oréal and University of Oregon develop 3D-printed skin models
The cosmetics company L'Oréal has been researching innovative skin models since the 1980s. In collaboration with Professor Paul Dalton from the University of Oregon,...
3D-printed nanoparticles could lead to new shape-changing materials
Materials engineers at Stanford University have produced tens of thousands of difficult-to-make nanoparticles using a 3D printing process that has long been thought to...
ORNL develops solution for residual stress problems in 3D-printed metal structures
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered how to avoid costly and potentially irreparable damage to large metal...
Material science: Optimization of 3D-printed stainless steel against seawater corrosion
LLNL researchers reveal the causes of pitting corrosion in 3D-printed 316L stainless steel used in seawater in Nature Communications. Their discovery that slag particles...
US researchers develop 3D-printed device to detect pollution in space
A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a new framework for the additive manufacturing of a space instrument to detect...
ETH Zurich: 3D printing process for large structures
The "Fluid Forms" project, which deals with the application possibilities of robotic manufacturing, presents an additive robotic manufacturing process that enables the printing of...
BAM and Werner-von-Siemens Center research highly efficient gas turbines
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is intensifying its research on gas turbines at the Werner-von-Siemens Center for Industry and Science...
Simple, scalable process for 3D printing spiral-shaped nanostructures
According to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan, a new manufacturing process for spiral metal nanoparticles offers a simpler and cheaper...
UMaine researchers want to recycle wind turbine rotor blades as 3D printing material
Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a $75,000 grant to study the recycling of rotor blades as a feedstock for 3D...
