Research & Education
Energy-efficient resin 3D printing by photon upconversion
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new method for energy-efficient 3D printing with resin. Using a physical effect called "photon upconversion," they can...
Researchers 3D print fungal structures for water repellent protection
Materials scientists at China's Hunan University have used 3D printing to develop a new type of water-repellent surface. Tiny mushroom-shaped microstructures are designed to...
ORNL: 3D Printing offers Economic Advantages in Mold Making
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have studied 3D-printed forms for concrete and found that they offer economic and environmental advantages over traditional...
High-tech railcars: Bikes without pedals from the 3D printer
In the "Drais3D-Trinational" project, students from three continents come together, primarily online, and work in mixed teams on the task of developing a completely...
LLNL and Facebook engineers develop 3D-printed material for wearables
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) have collaborated to develop a novel 3D printing material....
Caltech: Metal-3D Printed Nanoscale Components stronger than expected
Researchers at Caltech have unveiled an innovative 3D printing technique that makes it possible to produce nanoscale metal parts. While such small structures would...
Swiss researchers provide insights into 3D ceramic printing
Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland have produced micrographs of layer-by-layer 3D printing of a ceramic for the first time. The...
Researchers develop a digital quality assurance concept for 3D printing based on blockchain technology
A combination of physical printing process and digital blockchain technology can be used to map quality documentation in 3D printing in a transparent, traceable...
New process enables high-resolution 3D printing of microfluidic chips
Scientists from China have unveiled a novel method for 3D printing microfluidic chips. Using a modified DLP 3D printing process, microchannels can be printed...
Clemson University: US researcher optimizes metal 3D printing for industry
Clemson University materials scientist Shunyu Liu is working to improve additive manufacturing technologies for metals. Her research could give the U.S. industry a boost,...
