Remix 3D update offers new way to experience 3D modeling
Where the Windows 10 Creators Update lost one of its oldest applications, MS Paint, it gained a 3D successor in Paint 3D. Microsoft hopes that a key i…
Made In Space 3D prints first-ever extended objects in a space-like environment
In March we reported on a system and method for assembling a spacecraft such as a satellite in space from Made In Space. Now photos and more details a…
LPW to optimize metal 3D printing materials as chair at Lancaster University
Supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, LPW Technology has launched a research chair in “Alloy and microstructure design for additive layer manufacturing” at Lancaster University in…
3D Printing News Sliced: NASA, NCSU, EOS and the solar eclipse
Today in Sliced we have an update on the latest 3D printing developments in research, business, engineering, medicine and design. This features: NASA, NURBS, RangeVision 3D scanners, the University o…
Chemical giant BASF acquires Innofil3D for its 3D printing strategy
German chemical company BASF New Business (BNB), that announced the forthcoming launch of a dedicated 3D printing company in July this year, has acquired premium filament maker Innofil3D. The Dutch co…
Marines evaluate mobile Fab Lab to expedite repair and supply
The U.S. Marine Corps is evaluating the utility of an expeditionary fabrication laboratory (X-FAB) for on-demand crisis response. A self-contained fab lab, the 20 x 20 foot unit is stocked with four 3…
Added Scientific address skills shortage with UK 3D printing courses
Added Scientific is an official spin-out of the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the University of Nottingham, home to Xaar’s High Speed Sintering (HSS) process and a $28.6 million advanced …
Cancer diseased spine replaced by 3D printed vertebrae at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
In an operation believed to be the first of its kind in the world, surgeons at the Shanghai Changzheng Hospital have replaced a portion of a woman’s spine with metal 3D printed vertebrae. The op…
Free event combines 3D printing and drones
3D printing and drones are on display this week at a central London event. The free event is organised by 3D file-sharing platform MyMiniFactory and Extreme Flyers, leaders in micro-scale consumer dro…
IdiPAZ researchers work with MIT on 3D printed cornea replacements
The Instituto de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital La Paz (IdiPAZ) in Madrid, Spain, is working toward the goal of 3D printing human corneas within the next 5 years. Contributing to a global shorta…
3D Printing News Sliced: Pier 9, HP, Johnson Matthey and Tiangong II
In today’s Sliced 3D printing news digest: Renovis Surgical Technologies, Autodesk Pier 9, PrintMyRoute, University of Otago, HP, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Narbon, Tiangong…
Airbus sets sights on space with first 3D Systems printed RF satellite filter
The latest development from a collaboration between 3D Systems and Airbus proves that space is the place for 3D printing. In the redesign of a radio frequency (RF) filter engineers have managed to byp…
BigRep rising with new appointment in USA
BigRep has appointed Frank Marangell as President of BigRep America Inc. and EVP of Global Sales. Marangell has a long history in the 3D printing industry, having previously held the role as President…
Oxford and Bristol deliver new high resolution method of 3D bioprinting live tissues
In a resin cube on a suspended platform, a glass pipette 3D prints mammal cells as individual droplets of water. The goal of this process is to create three-dimensional tissues that match the behaviou…
LPW to optimize metal 3D printing materials as chair at Lancaster University
Supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, LPW Technology has launched a research chair in “Alloy and microstructure design for additive layer manufacturing” at Lancaster University in…
