Research & Education
3D printing with ink containing bacteria creates bone-like composites
EPFL researchers have published a method for 3D printing an ink that contains calcium carbonate-producing bacteria. The 3D-printed mineralized biocomposite is unprecedentedly strong, lightweight...
MIT researchers unveil custom 3D-printed heart replicas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists have developed 3D-printed heart replicas. The soft robot models are patient-specific and could help doctors choose the best...
3D-printed superalloy could reduce carbon emissions from power plants
As the world searches for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have shown that a new 3D-printed superalloy could...
3D printed smart contact lenses for augmented reality navigation
Researchers from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed " core technology "...
FHNW Students 3D print functional Mars rover
Students from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) build a functional Mars rover using SLS 3D printed parts and take 6th place...
Successful Expansion of Lehigh University 3D Printing Lab with 3DPrinterOS
Lehigh University, one of the leading universities in the US, has partnered with 3DPrinterOS to help scale their 3D printing lab. The 3D printing...
Freemelt to develop new methods for 3D printing with tungsten for fusion power plants
Swedish 3D printing company Freemelt has won a contract from the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for a materials development project. The order means...
Max Planck Institute: 3D printing with ultrasound
Scientists from the Micro, Nano and Molecular Systems Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering...
Preserve endangered languages as 3D shapes
Half of the world's languages are at risk of extinction, and more than a thousand are expected to be lost in the coming decades....
US students aim to bring 3D-printed underwater drone to the Arctic
Students from the Yonder Deep organization at UC San Diego are working to develop a low-cost, modular, fully autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that will...