Research & Education
3D printing supports cuttlefish research
Scientists are using 3D printing to investigate the amazing camouflage abilities of cuttlefish. The marine animals can adapt their skin patterns to their surroundings...
Oregon State receives grant to study carbon sequestration in 3D-printed building materials
Oregon State University and Sandia National Laboratory have received a three-year, $540,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the capture of...
America Makes Challenges You To Construct Smart Structures
The US-American National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute also known as America Makes revealed a design challenge for smart structures. These smart structures have to use additive...
Plasmonic plastic enables 3D printing of optical sensors
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a novel plasmonic plastic that can be 3D printed. As they show in a...
Novel energy storage options through new 3D printing Technology
UNSW engineers have developed a process to print solid-state polymer electrolytes into any shape desired for use in energy storage. The research team from...
Researchers test 3D printing of protective coatings in space
A team at West Virginia University is investigating how 3D printing behaves in zero gravity in space. According to a publication in ACS Applied...
New 3D printing process combines PLA and TPU for tissue models
A new study by researchers at Monash University and the Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology demonstrates an innovative process to produce biomimetic materials...
University of Limerick develops 3D Printed Breast Prostheses for Post-Mastectomy Women
A unique project in Limerick is using state-of-the-art digital manufacturing to create custom breast prostheses for women who have had a mastectomy. The pilot project...
3D Printing Material Derived from Squid DNA
Researchers from the Penn State University have come up with an extraordinary new material suitable for 3D printing, that derives from squid DNA. "Most of...
Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge 2015 by Stratasys
Stratasys has just started to accept submissions for the annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge 2015. Students worldwide in the field of engineering, design, art...
