Wood and spider silk have inspired the development of a new desktop 3D printable material that reportedly outperforms “state-of-the-art printed polymers”. Developed by a team of researcher…
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ASTM International rolls out $300,000 to fund standards for 3D printing
Global standards developer ASTM International has announced its first round of funding to support the development of standards for the additive manufacturing industry. NASA, the UK’s Manufacturi…
LLNL machine learning detects 3D printer failures with 10ms of video
Engineers and scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), California, have applied an algorithm to detect flaws in parts as they are 3D printed. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs), …
Interview: WEF and McKinsey name Industry 4.0 lighthouses
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Initiative on Shaping the Future of Production is collaborating with McKinsey & Company, a New York-based management consulting firm, to find manufacturers successfu…
UK research collaborative uncovers 4D printed potential of cellulose
New research published in Materials & Design journal applies natural materials to 4D printing for truly bioinspired objects. In this development, a team from the University of Bristol and Universi…
KADK researchers create novel, lightweight, concrete 3D printing method
Researchers from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) and the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) have developed a new approach to 3D printing…
Could bulk metallic glass 3D printing be Desktop Metal’s next move?
A research paper co-authored by researchers at Yale University, MIT and engineers at Massachusetts 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal, demonstrates the possibility of 3D printing amorphous metals. …
WEF and McKinsey highlight smart factories leading Industry 4.0
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and McKinsey & Company, a New York-based management consulting firm, are conducting a global search and assessment for “Fourth Industrial Revolution [4IR] production…
MIT, Yale and University of Nottingham examine environment impact of 3D printing
In a special issue of Yale University’s Journal of Industrial Ecology, researchers present further analysis on the environmental performance of 3D printing. According to Tim Gutowski, Professor of Mec…
MIT’s direct-write colloid 3D printing unlocks new possibilities in electronics and energy
Working on the nanoscale, MIT researchers have 3D printed centimeter-long structures that could change the face of electronics and optical sensors. The method relies on the self-assembly principles of…