For twelve years, Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Creality has worked to make 3D printing more accessible, helping users around the world turn ideas into physical creations. What started as a desktop 3D printer manufacturer has grown into a consumer 3D…
AMA: Healthcare 2026 Speakers Announced for 3D printing and healthcare event
The next event in our Additive Manufacturing Advantage (AMA) focuses on the use of 3D printing in healthcare. AMA: Healthcare 2026 will bring together leading voices in medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and regenerative manufacturing to examine how additive manufacturing is moving…
3D Printing Industry Preparing Website Upgrade Following Reader Feedback
3D Printing Industry is preparing a significant upgrade to its website, with a redesigned platform set to launch in the coming weeks. The update follows our earlier reader survey, which gathered feedback on how audiences use the site and where…
New Bioluminescent Materials Sustain Light Across 4 Weekly Cycles
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have built light-emitting living materials by embedding a marine microorganism inside 3D printed alginate scaffolds and activating its bioluminescence chemically. Published in Science Advances, the constructs were made using the dinoflagellate…
Unique Artificial Neurons Trigger Neural Activity in Living Cells
A team at Northwestern University has developed printable artificial neurons capable of triggering real neural activity in living tissue, according to a study published in Nature Nanotechnology. The finding matters because lab-built hardware isn’t just simulating brain signaling but producing…
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark Unite Under New AM Alliance
The Nordic Additive Manufacturing Alliance (NAMA) marks the first time Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have formally united their expertise in additive manufacturing under a single cooperative framework. Backed by Nordic Innovation through the Nordic Forward: Competitiveness and Resilience for…
UT Austin Shrinks Semiconductor Printing to Research Scale
Semiconductor manufacturing sits at the foundation of modern electronics, yet the barrier to entry is so extreme that meaningful research remains out of reach for most institutions. Extreme Ultraviolet lithography, the dominant technology for printing circuits onto silicon, relies on…
3D Spark Obtains ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification for Information Security Management
Hamburg-based 3D Spark GmbH has obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its information security management practices. The company’s SaaS platform serves industrial organizations navigating manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain decisions — converting 2D inputs into 3D models, evaluating production technologies, estimating…
Superfeet Takes Custom 3D Printed Insoles Direct to Consumer With iPhone Scanning
US company Superfeet has expanded its ME3D platform to allow consumers to generate personalized, 3D printed insoles directly from an iPhone scan on superfeet.com, no specialist equipment, no clinic visit required. The underlying technology is driven by a proprietary algorithm…
Harvard 3D Prints Filaments That Bend and Contract Like Biological Muscle
Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a 3D printing method capable of producing hair-thin filaments that bend, twist, expand, or contract in response to temperature, behaving, in essence, like programmable artificial muscles.…
Kila Launches Version 2.0 of Custom Running Insoles
Kila has launched Version 2.0 of its custom running insoles, built around NanoPEBA — a proprietary foam compound from the same Peba material family used in elite carbon-plated racing shoes. Runners scan their feet at home via iPhone FaceID technology,…
NMIS Engineers Demonstrate Manufacturing Pathway for Copper Rocket Nozzles
A team of engineers at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has demonstrated a manufacturing pathway for copper rocket nozzles using high-pressure cold spray (HPCS) technology. The results point to the technique’s potential as a faster, more scalable alternative to…
AMA: Healthcare: When the Simulator Becomes the Teacher: How 3D Printing Is Redefining Surgical Training
3D Printing for Healthcare is the topic of our next event, AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th. A French collaborative team presented the case for 3D printed surgical simulators at AMA: Healthcare 2025, walking attendees through the development of Otosurg,…
