Research conducted at Kitasato University in Japan demonstrates the use of a 3D printable, salt-based ink. The salt ink cuts the cost of 3D printable materials, and also exhibits properties similar to…
FFF, SLA, and 3D print curing releases from XYZ Printing: technical specs and pricing
As announced at CES 2017, XYZ Printing have now released 3 new 3D printers to the market and a UV Curing Chamber. In a statement on the release Simon Shen, CEO of New Kinpo Group who own XYZ Printing,…
3D printed eagle eye from University of Stuttgart gives micro-machines the power to see
A miniature camera made by a team of optical researchers and physicists in Germany uses four 3D printed lenses to mimic the way our eyes, and those of predators, capture light. Occupying a space of on…
How to make money with a 3D printer: a conversation with Professor Joshua Pearce
According to a study at Michigan Technological University, a RepRap 3D printer pays for itself within the first 5 years after purchase. 3D Printing Industry asked one of the academics behind the resea…
DPP XL MAAM DPE 3D printer technical specifications and pricing
Tennessee-based DPP Technologies has released a large-area direct pellet extrusion (DPE) 3D printer that dramatically cuts the cost of high-grade materials. Mid area additive manufacturing The DPP XL …
Poland’s first supercar gets 3D printed parts from OMNI3D
Polish car manufacturer Arrinera has collaborated with large-scale 3D printers OMNI3D, also based in Poland, to make parts for the Hussarya supercar. New prototypes “printed in just over twelve hours…
The Fab City Makers: putting manufacturing back in the hands of communities
Tomas Diez is an urbanist concerned with how to implement digital technologies to improve the way people live. As director of Fab Lab Barcelona, Diez takes the idea of a collaborative fabrication labo…
Soluble supports and 3D bioprinted bones to patch skulls and heal fractures from the University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut has created a hydrogel suitable for supporting 3D printed bones. Without such support the bone cells would not be able to hold a form and would perish when exposed to an …
How to 3D print your own bio-bots
A publication in Nature from the Micro & Nanotechnology Laboratory and Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign gives instructions on how t…
Researchers in Singapore and Israel develop the “most stretchable” 3D printable material
Published in the journal of Advanced Materials on 7 February 2017, researchers from Singapore and Israel demonstrate a range of stretchy materials suitable for vat polymerisation 3D printing. Such mat…