Research Archives - Page 2 of 187 - 3D Printing Industry

Schematic of the pseudo-woven continuous carbon fiber meta-skin fabricated using automated tow placement (ATP), along with experimental setups for low-velocity drop tower and moderate-velocity shock tube impact testing. Image via Eckstein et al., Additive Manufacturing Letters.

3D printed carbon fiber meta-skins improve impact mitigation in foam-core composites

Researchers at San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Experimental Mechanics Laboratory and Advanced Manufacturing Hub have developed 3D printed continuous carbon fiber “meta-skins” designed to improve i…

Workflow for the development of the topology-optimized facade bracket. Image via RWTH Aachen University.

RWTH Aachen-led AddMamBa project qualifies recycled steel for load-bearing 3D printed facade brackets

Researchers at RWTH Aachen University are investigating whether steel scrap can be transformed into certified, load-bearing construction components using 3D printing. The BMWE-funded AddMamBa project …

UT Austin, National Labs Launch CRAFT for Multi-Material, High-Resolution Anatomical 3D Printing

Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, Sandia National Laboratories, and two other U.S. national labs have unveiled a 3D printing technique capable of producing objects with highly varied …

Advancing Circular AM: Université de Lorraine Explores Sorting-Free Plastic 3D Printing

Researchers at the Université de Lorraine in France have examined strategies to simplify plastic recycling by reducing the need for pre-sorting, helping to advance Distributed Recycling Additive Manuf…

3D Printing with Sound? Concordia Researchers Harness Acoustic Energy for Precision Microfabrication

Researchers at Concordia University have introduced a refined 3D printing strategy that uses acoustic energy to fabricate microscopic features directly onto soft polymers such as silicone. The method,…

Printed geometries, humidity testing, and plant study. Image via ACS Publications.

Researchers develop fully recyclable 3D printing ink

Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, a German materials research institute, in collaboration with its Institute of Active Polymers, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg’s Institute of Materials Chemistry, an…

Schematic illustrating DISH integrated with a fluidic channel, a pump and a strainer for mass production and collection of printouts in flow. Image via Nature.

Sub-second volumetric 3D printing using holographic light synthesis

Researchers from Tsinghua University, a Beijing-based research institution focused on engineering, optics, and artificial intelligence, together with collaborators from Zhejiang University’s medical r…

Key frames of the 4D-printed shock absorber during shape morphing. Image via Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / IMDEA Materials.

Researchers develop degradation-triggered 4D printed actuators for biomedical applications

Researchers from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the IMDEA Materials Institute, in collaboration with German medical technology company Meotec, have developed a degradation-triggered 4D prin…

Agentic workflow architecture. Image via Pak et al.

CMU researchers develop agentic AI workflow to evaluate LPBF alloy printability using Thermo-Calc and lack of fusion process maps

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a multi-agent, Large Language Model (LLM)-orchestrated workflow designed to automate early-stage alloy evaluation for laser powder bed fu…

Researchers reduce 4D printing anisotropy in high entropy shape memory alloy using TiN nanoparticles

Researchers at Shenzhen University and partner institutions showed a way to reduce functional anisotropy in a 4D-printed high-entropy shape memory alloy (HESMA) by adding TiN nanoparticles during lase…