Belgian software and 3D printing service provider Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS) has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2018. Headline revenue is reported at €45.07 million, a 34.1…
Facebook bans 3D printed guns in news feed, messenger and Instagram
Despite Cody Wilson’s assertions, the debate over 3D printed guns is not over yet. Last week, social media giant Facebook became the latest organization to weigh-in on the discussion in an updat…
Veterans Affairs investigates healing potential of 3D printed lungs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for military healthcare is applying 3D printing to the development of artificial lungs. Though still a very early proof-of-concept project, Dr. Jo…
WATCH: MIT 3D printed inflatables illuminate Patrick Parrish Gallery
In the current Liquid to Air: Pneumatic Objects exhibit at Patrick Parrish Gallery, New York, 3D printed inflatables create a striking set of hanging lamps, wall lights, vases and household objects. M…
Q&A with Paul Powers CEO of Physna 3D model analysis company
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Physna LLC is a 3D modeling software developer. Its patent-pending and eponymous technology allows users to compare and analyze thousands of 3D models for the purpos…
UCLA 3D prints an artificial “brain” that could breed new autonomous vehicles
A team from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering in Los Angeles, California, have applied 3D printing to create a “seeing” device modeled on the human brain. Appearing as a series of nea…
NYU moves toward clinical trials of dissolving 3D printed bone implants
Scientists and surgeons at NYU School of Medicine and NYU College of Dentistry, New York, have published a study detailing 3D printed implants that dissolve as a bone heals. According to the studyR…
MELD additive manufacturing selected by U.S. Army for vehicle repair
No-melt metal 3D printing technology from Virginia’s MELD Manufacturing has been selected for Phase 1 of the U.S. Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search, XTechSearch. The proposal, submitt…
Another 3D printing Unicorn, Formlabs reaches $1 billion valuation, adds former GE CEO to board
SLA and SLS 3D printer developer and manufacturer Formlabs announced that it has raised a further $15 million in funding, attaining a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by technology and healthca…
Unpacking America’s downloadable 3D printed guns
Today is the day that Defense Distributed’s 3D printable gun models were due to go online. In case you missed it, on 10 July 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice decided to overturn a ban on the…