Research Archives - 3D Printing Industry

Featured image shows an octet truss that the researchers 3D printed to test their novel VLP method. Photo via ACS Central Science.

University of Texas scientists develop low-cost LED alternative to DLP 3D printing

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a more cost-effective LED alternative to ultraviolet (UV) polymerization 3D printing techniques. By replacing the UV beams found in c…

The researchers make the case that mobiles and laptops could be used in future to track and trace people via their printed objects. Image via Makerbot.

Are 3D printed watermarks a “grave and growing” threat to people’s privacy?

Researchers from the University of Exeter and Durham University have warned of the “grave and growing threat” posed to individuals’ privacy by watermarked 3D printed products. In their study, Dr Anni…

Featurded image shows a diagram of how the NIST researchers' new 3D printing method works. Image via the ACS Nano journal.

NIST scientists develop new electron beam method of 3D printing soft materials at a nanoscale

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method of 3D printing gels and soft materials. Instead of using an ultraviolet laser (UV) or visible light…

ASTM also provides 3D printing training courses for professionals. Photo via ASTM International.

ASTM International funds eight additional research projects for AM standardization

Standards developer ASTM International has launched its third round of funding to support research projects that encourage standardization in the field of additive manufacturing. The capital injection…

Scientists fabricate controllable 3D structures from a single droplet

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully investigated a 3D printing method to produce controllable 3D structures from a single resin…

Featured image shows the researchers' 3D printed chocolate sofa. Photo via the RSC Advances journal.

Singapore scientists develop novel method of 3D printing milk-based culinary treats

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design have developed a novel method of 3D printing milk-based desserts, that prevents them from being spoilt at room temperature. Although…

One version of the WSU researchers' soy-infused 3D bioprinted scaffold proved capable of eliminating 90 percent of the cancer cells it came intro contact with. Photo via WSU.

Washington State researchers develop cancer fighting soy-based 3D bioprinted scaffolds

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have developed a soy-infused 3D printed bone-like scaffold that’s capable of fighting off cancer cells. In their research paper, WSU grad student Na…

Featured image shows an object that was 3D printed using the Yokohama team's novel SLA technique. Photo via YNU.

Yokohama scientists develop new method of 3D printing multi-material multicolor microstructures

Researchers from the Japanese-based Yokohama National University (YNU) have devised a new 3D printing method, that’s capable of 3D printing multicolor microstructures using different materials. The t…

Featured image shows a diagram of how the team's 3D printed nanoclip operated during testing. Image via the Nature Communications journal.

Oregon scientists use 3D printed nerve tingling device to better understand birdsong

Researchers from the University of Oregon (UoM) have developed a 3D printed device that’s capable of recording and stimulating the electrical impulses that drive vocalizations within songbirds. The t…

Designing, 3D printing, and testing the multi-clay co-extrusion nozzles. Image via ETH Zurich.

ETH Zurich researchers develop novel DfAM framework for multi-flow nozzle designs

A duo of researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a computational Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) framework capable of automating the design of complex multi-flow nozzles. The framework act…