4D printing is method of 3D printing that allows an object to transform. In many cases, 4D printing has been used as a kind of “origami effect” where a flat, 3D printed net is tuned to fol…
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3D prints get another layer of security from Nanoscribe two-photon lithography
The security of 3D printed parts is a chief concern for high-value manufacturers in industry. Quantum dots, that glow when hit with a UV light, are one possibility for protecting 3D prints from count…
Northwestern’s 3D printer auto generates designs for future Wi-Fi
How can 3D printing give you faster internet? Form-fitting health trackers for sneakers? Or even an invisibility cloak? Scientists in photonics (the study of light) have been working on projects touch…
$2.9M 3D printing contract recharges U.S. Air Force legacy planes
When it comes to 3D printing, the U.S. Air Force is taking things seriously. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a leading driver for developing the technology, and has recently employed the S…
Kidney transplant using 3D printing marks a medical first in Belfast
A 3D printed replica kidney, from UK-based 3D printed medical model company axial3D, has facilitated a crucial transplant operation and simultaneously improved the life of the organ donor. Surgeons at…
Budmen Industries exhibition mixes 3D printing with art
3D printed design is slowly starting to enter the homes of those outside the 3D printing community with a range from Ikea and the much hyped Carbon x adidas futurecraft 4D shoe. Budmen Industries is a…
New Castalite 3D printing resin from Tethon3D can cast and shape molten metal
Tethon3D, a manufacturer of ceramic powders and photocurable materials has launched its new Castalite Investment Casting resin for SLA and DLP 3D printing. Castalite, like other resins, has applicatio…
Danish Technological Institute to open $14.5 million 3D printing facility
The Danish Technological Institute (DTI), an independent not-for-profit R&D institution headquartered in Taastrup, is to open a new 88 million krone ($14.5 million) 3D printing center. The new “AM…
Multimaterial 3D printing advances by the pixel with new Neri Oxman patent
Neri Oxman and colleagues Dominik Kolb, James Weaver and Christoph Bader at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Mediated Matter group have published a patent for multimaterial 3D p…
First look at LulzBot’s live 3D printer production line at CES 2018
A limited edition run of 20 LulzBot 3D printers will be made live on the exhibition floor at CES next week. Far from simply “a proof of concept” the exhibit demonstrates how LulzBot manufa…