The National Centre for Craft & Design (NCCD) in Lincolnshire, UK is holding an exhibition titled 3D Printing: The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful. It runs from 28 January to 23 April 2017, and ce…
The 3D Benchy ‘torture test’ that pushes 3D printers to the limit
New to the world of 3D printing? Or wondering why people keep printing little boats on their 3D printers? The 3D Benchy is ‘the jolly 3D printing torture-test’ designed by Swedish 3D technology resell…
Self-assembling 3D printing inks produce more true-to-life tissue
Biological and chemical researchers are developing 3D printable inks capable of self-assembly, i.e. forming a shape based on a reaction within itself. In this article, 3D Printing Industry examines tw…
Jellyfish and coral unlock the secret to eco-friendly, 3D printed LED screens
Research at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in Germany is using 3D printing to embed glowing proteins into LED screens. As the world continues to light-up with LEDs, the nec…
Innovate UK offer £3 million to UK 3D designers
Through 3 rounds of funding, Innovate UK will share £3 million with companies incorporating design into the early stages of their projects. The fund’s first round, offering £1 millon, runs through Jan…
A closer look at making metal powders for 3D printing at Iowa’s Ames Lab
The Ames Laboratory in Iowa has perfected a titanium powder suitable for use in additive manufacturing. The Ames Lab titanium metal powder has a smooth, regular texture and is ideal for laser sinterin…
What do Adobe Stock 3D models mean for the 3D printing community?
Project Felix is Adobe’s new cloud-based software that allows graphic designers to combine 2D and 3D images. The program comes with a new 3D model library on Adobe Stock, and 3D Printing Industry spen…
Sliced 3D Printing Digest: the Light Rider, Robo 3D, Polaroid, Shining 3D, Sintavia and Concept Laser.
3D Printing Industry’s most recent slice of 3D printing news features: the Light Rider 3D printed motorcycle; Robo 3D scaling up production of 3D printers; Polaroid launching 3D pen across Europ…
3D printing helps Rolls-Royce sell record number of cars
In 2016 Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the CEO of Rolls-Royce, shared how embracing new technologies, including 3D printing, is his strategy for the company’s survival. Sales figures for 2016 show just how suc…
3D printing makes controversial Moon Express mission to mine lunar materials possible
California-based commercial aerospace company Moon Express, are on track to send their Electron rocket to the Moon in 2017. The Electron is propelled by 3D printed engines made by Rocket Lab, headquar…