InstantCAD plug-in supercharges existing CAD software
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Columbia University have developed a new CAD software…
3D Printing News Sliced: HP, LPW Technology, Facebook and Microsoft Paint
This week in the Sliced 3D printing news digest: Perfected3D, Proto Labs, Union Tech, Sculpteo, HP, Creaform, Superfeet, LPW Technology, Solidscape, E…
Discovering opportunities for biopolymers in 3D printing
Dayton Horvath and Olivia Hentz of Lux Research take a look at opportunities for biopolymers in 3D printing. Driven by the progress of 3D printing technology, printable thermoplastics have been develo…
NIST addresses metal 3D printer challenges with digital thread strategy
For its value to the efficiency of manufacturing, 3D printing has become a key component of Industry 4.0 aka the fourth industrial revolution. Several projects are adopting industrial 3D printing for …
Japanese space agency 3D prints floating space drone
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released the first footage from its floating 3D printed space drone, the Int-Ball. The JEM Internal Ball Camera (Int-Ball) is currently floating aboar…
Former Lawrence Livermore engineer granted metal 3D printer patent with Seurat Technologies
Californian company Seurat Technologies has been granted a patent for a new metal additive manufacturing system. The company was founded by ex-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) engineer Ja…
Charles Darwin University $400,000 grant used to buy cold spray metal 3D printer
Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Northern Territory (NT), Australia, has been granted $400,000 AUD ($313,000 USD) by the government to buy a LightSpEE3D metal 3D printer from university spin-off com…
Desktop Metal receives further $115 million to bring 3D printed metal to market
Award winning start-up Desktop Metal, has raised a further $115 million. The Burlington, Massachusetts based 3D printer manufacturer has announced the closing of a series D finance round. This brings …
3D printed shrimp proves to be a better home for human tissue
Today, cells grown in a lab can be transplanted into a patient to help heal skin injuries, and provide therapeutic treatment to internal tissue. One day, medical researchers hope to be able to provide…
Clinical trial finds 3D printed dentures are preferred to conventional cast metal dentures
Research has been conducted into the viability of 3D printed removable partial dentures (RPD) in comparison to conventionally cast metal RPDs. The outcome of the month-long clinical trial demonstrated…
Gartner releases 2017 3D printing Hype Cycle
The 2017 3D printing Gartner hype cycle is now available. Hype, or the general interest around a new technology, is tracked by the U.S. research firm Gartner who publish their data in the form of a gr…
3D Printing News Sliced: Disney Research, Pier 9, Mitsubishi, Robo 3D
News that has made it through today’s slicer features: Disney Research, University Rey Juan Carlos, Autodesk’s Pier 9, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult, the Odd Cat Sanc…
Lawrence Livermore creates 4D printed silicone with direct ink writing and shape memory polymers
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has published research into 4D printed silicones. LLNL combines its direct ink writing method with shape memory polymers to create silicone structures tha…
Lessons learned making premium 3D printer material at A1 Filament
As previously reported on 3D Printing Industry, A1 Filament has launched a Kickstarter to provide premium feedstock for FDM/FFF 3D printers around the globe. Material consistency is the company’…
ETH Zurich uses 3D printing to create “first entirely soft artificial heart”
Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a silicone artificial heart using a 3D printer. According to the Swiss group, the silicone structure is “the first entirely soft artificial heart.” D…
