California’s College of the Canyons (COC) officially opened up their second MakerSpace facility last week, giving their students and community members a new place to manufacture and prototype th…
Idaho’s first Satellite, 3D printed and ready for launch.
MakerSat, Idaho’s first satellite will be launched by NASA and uses 3D printing to advance scientific discovery. The satellite was made by a team of two professors and four students from Northwest Naz…
New bioreactor advances 3D printing of noses and regenerative medicine
A group of researchers in Greece have proposed a new bioreactor – a vessel where tissue engineering or other biological processes can take place- with the goal of developing better bioengineered…
“Trusselelator” puts additive manufacturing into orbit
Tethers Unlimited Inc’s (TUI) Firmamentum division have announced a collaboration with Space Systems Loral (SSL) that will allow them to demonstrate their on-orbit manufacturing technology, specifical…
3devo launches 3D printing filament extruders
Dutch firm 3devo has just launched a couple of filament extruders, joining a growing market that allows users to create their own 3D printing material from ground plastics. On one hand they off…
3D scanning tech drives major success in Battlefield 1
Recently launched video game Battlefield 1 has received rave reviews for it’s outstanding story, multiplayer game experience and overall production values. In particular, reviewers are impressed by ga…
Q&A with Formlabs’ new head of Operations & Finance
Sander Nijssen is the latest addition to Formlabs’ European leadership team, joining to oversee regional operations and finance. Formlabs Europe, headquartered in Berlin, has tripled their numbers in …
250 mph 3D printed electric motorbike
Swedish born Dr. Eva Håkansson is the “fastest woman on earth”, thanks to 3D printing. Using her custom built electric powered super-bike affectionately called KillaJoule, Håkansson is proving many th…
Desktop 3D printing driving industry as sales grow 14% in H1’16
The 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry is growing at a healthy rate according to the latest report released by CONTEXT, a global research firm with headquarters in London. Compared to pri…
$24 m boost to 3D printed metal with Arcam’s AP&C expansion
Arcam AB (STO:ARCM) subsidiary AP&C, a Canadian company specializing in the production of metal powders for 3D printing, held a ground-breaking ceremony this week for their new plant. The metal po…