Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and RWTH Aachen University have won an award for development of Extreme High-Speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA). In place since 2000…
Electron beam on ice emerges as new nano 3D printing technique
While manufacturers have little problem creating large scale metal 3D printed parts, producing metallic objects at a scale to rival the width of a human hair is an altogether more complex process. By …
Colorado strengthens 3D printing supply chain with composite materials alliance
Colorado is now home to the aptly-named Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing Infrastructure Development and Education (AMIDE) Association. The association has been launched by carbon fiber ma…
Sounds odd? Your 3D printer could be hacked
New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, that previously showed how easy it is to hack 3D printed drones, is proposing the use of “audio fingerprints” to help 3D pri…
Amazon now selling own-brand 3D printer filament
Leading eCommerce platform Amazon has launched its own brand of 3D printer filaments available for global sale and delivery. While current wait time for the products is listed as 1 – 3 months, t…
CIM UPC to launch world’s “most powerful” additive manufacturing degree
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain, is launching a Master’s degree program in Design and Engineering for Additive Manufacturing (DEFAM). The course has been compiled by the un…
A 3D printed jet suit can now be yours for $447k
A jet suit, made with the help of metal 3D printing, is now on sale at Selfridges in London for the not-too-shabby price tag of £340,000 ($446,907 USD). Invented by entrepreneur and “Real-Life I…
Interview: re:3D acquires PRINTinZ for large format 3D printing
“Life-sized affordable 3D printing” company re:3D has acquired flexible 3D printer plate provider PRINTinZ. An extension of a relationship which began in 2015, the acquisition of PRINTinZ is a strateg…
Wyss Institute leverages 3D printing to study Earth’s “forgotten fauna”
A 3D printed claw developed at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University is giving biologists a tool for finally understanding soft creatures that live at the bott…
3D printing news Sliced GE Additive, Toll Group, EnvisionTEC, Markforged
Today in the Sliced 3D printing news digest, we take a look inside Canada’s first Marine Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence; study colorful 3D printing; explore 3D printed castles; and …