Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
Ultimaker & U of I Launch Online Courses for 3D Printing
As 3D printing becomes an increasingly popular technology, the ability to use that technology will have to be taught to learners worldwide. And, now, Ultimaker, University of Illinois, and Coursera ar…
3D Printing of Levitating Objects Patented by Boeing
Already known adopting 3D printing in various respects, aircraft manufacturer Boeing is driving 3D printing innovation further by patenting a new 3D printing technology that actually prints objects wh…
Know Your 3D Model Rights! MakerBot and Others Respond to Thingiverse-eBay Controversy
If you happened to miss out on the controversy involving Thingiverse last week, here’s a quick recap of what went down. One Thingiverse user, named loubie, had noticed that her design had been taken s…
3D Printing Brings Fresh Brewed Coffee to the ISS
Here on Earth, many of us can’t start our day off until we’ve had a sip of that first cup of coffee, and the astronauts in the International Space Station are no different. But due to the microgravity…
Sightline Maps Puts Pieces of the Globe into Students' Hands
With 3D printing expanding into an array of industries, from the medicine to aviation, a number of different companies have been focusing on the education sector because, let’s face it, children…
More than Just a Dildo Generator, a Boutique for Tailored Toys
3D printing and sex toys go hand in hand, or hand in orifice. With the ability to fabricate sex toys at home, users can avoid shopping for such intimate items in public, but, more importantly, they ca…
This Could Be the Most Biomimetic Prosthetic Hand Yet
There are now countless versions of 3D printed prosthetics out in the world, so many so that we come across new ones every day. Just yesterday, one solid Metal Gear Solid fan even had his own 3D prin…
IBM Watson to Power Real VR Version of Sword Art Online
What if your favorite anime about a massive online VR game became an actual massive online VR game? Then I would guess your favorite anime to be Sword Art Online because IBM has just sponsored a proje…
Y Soft Launches YSoft Labs for 3D Printing R&D
Czech printing solutions company Y Soft has found some success in the world of 3D printing with its be3D line of 3D printers, one of which 3DPI had the opportunity to review recently. Now, the company…
University of Tokyo Creates Complex Architecture with New 3D Printing Pen
Aimed at both kids and adults alike, companies such as 3Doodler and Future Make have been trying to put the power of 3D printing in the hands of the people, developing 3D printing pens that allow user…
Researchers Develop Mathematical Optimization Process to 3D Print the “Impossible”
Whether it’s being used to quickly generate a city skyline or just to save time and filament during the printing process, computer generated designs are proving to be more efficient, and sometimes eve…
Nickel Nano Ink to Spark Nano Dimension's Electronics 3D Printing
Since being founded in 2012, Israeli electronics 3D printing company Nano Dimension has been a pioneer in the development of conductive and dielectric nano inks and multilayered PCBs (printed circuit …