Today, cells grown in a lab can be transplanted into a patient to help heal skin injuries, and provide therapeutic treatment to internal tissue. One day, medical researchers hope to be able to provide…
3D Printing News Sliced: Disney Research, Pier 9, Mitsubishi, Robo 3D
News that has made it through today’s slicer features: Disney Research, University Rey Juan Carlos, Autodesk’s Pier 9, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult, the Odd Cat Sanc…
Lessons learned making premium 3D printer material at A1 Filament
As previously reported on 3D Printing Industry, A1 Filament has launched a Kickstarter to provide premium feedstock for FDM/FFF 3D printers around the globe. Material consistency is the company’…
Natural History Museum’s Hope the Whale has 3D printing in its bones
Hope, the skeleton of a 20 year old blue whale, has replaced “Dippy” the diplodocus at the grand entrance of London’s Natural History Museum (NHM). To prepare Hope for her pride of p…
Goodbye shattered smartphone screens hello 3D printed, self-healing gels
A team at the University of Melbourne, Australia, are developing 3D printable gels that could be used to make self-healing smartphone and computer screens. Demonstrated by 3D printed self-rolling R…
3D printed sonic devices could transform disposable blood tests
Disposable devices used to detect pregnancies, or harmful viruses like HIV, have developed to the point where results are almost 100% accurate. To push the capabilities of these devices even further, …
3D printed maze developed as filter for drinking water
A hobby 3D printing project from a multidisciplinary team at the University of Bath, UK, has turned into product development that could help provide clean drinking water to communities in parts of Asi…
3D printers in the U.S. Navy fix critical system request from NAVAIR
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Warfare Center Working Group (WCWG) of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has responded to a critical request for a life-saving part from the force’s aircraft…
Sonova introduces first 3D printed titanium hearing aid
Swiss hearing solutions technology company Sonova started using 3D printers for custom hearing aids at the start of the millennium. Expanding on this additive expertise, Sonova’s hearing aid ran…
Monash additive manufacturing postdoc reimagines rocket engine design with Betatype
The geometric flexibility afforded by 3D printing is pushing engineers to rethink the way components are designed. For his postdoctorate degree as an Additive Manufacturing Engineer at Monash Universi…