Tripo AI, an artificial intelligence company building 3D foundation models and world models, has raised approximately 3 billion yuan (approx. $447M) across its Series B and Series B+ funding rounds, in a raise led by MPCi. The company tied the…
restor3d Extends Personalized Orthopedics With MyFit Digital Suite
restor3d, a specialist in 3D printed personalized orthopedic solutions, launched MyFit by restor3d Digital Suite on September 8, 2026, a new patient engagement platform designed to give orthopedic implant patients visibility into their treatment and connect that experience to long-term…
Vienna Researchers Cut Concrete Use by Two-Thirds With 3D Printing
Austria-based university FH Campus Wien has completed a five-year research project demonstrating that concrete components can be 3D printed using up to two-thirds less material than conventional construction, without sacrificing load-bearing capacity. The project, called C3PO, Concrete! 3D Printed Objects,…
Quantum Cyber Installs 80-Unit 3D Printing Drone Farm at Connecticut Facility
Autonomous defense technology company Quantum Cyber has completed the purchase and physical installation of all 80 units of its 3D printing drone production farm at its roughly 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The printing farm is designed to serve…
USC Team 3D Prints Custom MRI Sensors for Infants in Under 10 Minutes
University of Southern California (USC) researchers have developed flexible, 3D printed MRI sensors that can be custom-made for individual infants and children in under 10 minutes for about $30, producing roughly four times the image contrast of standard commercial coils…
Phase3D Names Phillips Federal Exclusive Defense Channel Partner in North America
Chicago-based 3D printing quality assurance software developer Phase3D and U.S.-based supplier of manufacturing technology and services Phillips Federal have entered a partnership naming Phillips Federal as Phase3D’s exclusive Channel Partner for the North American defense market. The agreement gives U.S.…
Continuous Composites Wins Navy Contract to 3D Print Multifunctional UAV Structures
Developer of composite 3D printing technologies Continuous Composites (CCI) has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the U.S. Navy to advance its Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D) technology toward 3D printing UAV structures with…
UMaine Launches 3Dirigo X: A 3D Printed 30-Foot Boat
The University of Maine has launched 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot, 3D printed vessel engineered to reach speeds near 40 knots and withstand offshore conditions, marking an advance for large-scale 3D printing from demonstration technology toward a practical manufacturing tool for…
SRNL and 3D Systems Target Nuclear-Grade Components With New AM Partnership
U.S.-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to advance additive manufacturing for nuclear energy, broader energy infrastructure, and national security applications. The agreement centers on SRNL’s…
From Novelty to Volume: Adidas Bets on 3D Printed Scale With Futurecool
Adidas has unveiled Futurecool, a fully 3D printed sneaker built on the brand’s Climacool ventilation legacy. A limited run of 400 individually numbered pairs went up for raffle on the CONFIRMED app on 28 August, with the wider release following…
