DiY LiDAR and Scandy 3D scanning as Sony set to unveil 3D face scanning at MWC

With news that Sony is set to unveil its latest 3D scanning smartphone technology at Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, we take a look at some of the other recent developments in this field. Californian company Scanse has announced…

Materialise Sets Out to Streamline the 3D Printing Industry at MWC 2015

The line up of speakers that Materialise put together for the two-and-a-half day World Conference 2015 – the largest yet organized by the leading 3D printing service – immediately gives a glimpse of how difficult a task it is to…

New Research on 3D Printed Heart Attack Sensing Platform With 17 Cents Electrodes

Researchers from the University of Brighton and University of Strathclyde have developed an electrochemical sensor platform capable of detecting a heart attack protein biomarker in human blood serum. Published in Analytical Chemistry, the study targets cardiac troponin I, a protein…

Researchers 3D Print CNT/Aluminum Nanocomposites via Additive Friction Extrusion

Researchers from the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with the University of Science and Technology of China, have demonstrated a solid-state additive manufacturing route for producing aluminum-based nanocomposites…

RMIT and CSIR-NCL researchers review advances in 3D printing of polyimides

A comprehensive review published on ScienceDirect by researchers from the RMIT Centre for Additive Manufacturing in Melbourne and India’s CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) outlines current progress in additive manufacturing (AM) of polyimides (PIs). The study, co-authored with the Academy of…

Now ‘Creativity is Flexible’ with Recreus filaments

Spanish 3D printing materials producer Recreus has developed a line of flexible 3D printing filaments aimed at moving AM beyond prototyping and into reliable product manufacturing.  All manufacturing takes place in Spain under ROHS and REACH compliance. The company prioritizes…

3D Printing Industry News Sliced: voxeljet, WAAM3D, INTAMSYS, Massivit3D, Meltio, Materialise, 6K Additive, and more

In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions in the additive manufacturing sector. Today’s edition features new materials, partnerships, and business deals, and Desktop Metal receives continued listing…

Launch discount on Creality 22W Laser Engraver for a limited time

Desktop 3D printer manufacturer Creality has introduced the Falcon2 laser engraving and cutting machine, a potent diode laser engraver with 22W optical power. This comes at the heels of the CR-M4, a novel 3D printer launched by Creality. The 22W…

Novameat eyes mass market with 3D printed vegetarian steak

Barcelona-based bioengineering startup Novameat has announced plans for its 3D printed plant-based ‘steaks’ to enter the mass market next year. The startup showcased its latest 3D printer at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress recently, which the company says is capable of…

Samsung unveils new Galaxy Note 10 model with “instant” 3D scanning capabilities

Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Note 10 line of premium smartphones one of which comes equipped with 3D scanning capabilities. Described as a “groundbreaking first for the Note,” the Galaxy Note10+ is installed with a DepthVision camera, allowing users to scan objects…