Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a novel bio-ink, enabling them to create a functional 3D printed beating human heart. The cell-laden biomaterial, produced using pluripoten…
Aerospace 3D printing company Made In Space acquired by Redwire
Florida-based off-world manufacturing specialist Made In Space (MIS), has been acquired by the aerospace conglomerate Redwire. MIS, which is known for working with NASA to introduce 3D printing techno…
University researchers use near-infrared light 3D printing to create an ear inside the body
Researchers from China’s Sichuan University, Belgium’s Ghent University and The University of California San Diego, have developed a method of 3D printing a human ear inside of the body. The research…
Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver develop new 3D printing material that mimics biological tissues
Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, have created a novel 3D printing material that’s able to imitate the behaviours of bi…
Italian Scientific Research Center 3D prints UV telescope for use on the International Space Station
Italy’s National Institute for Nuclear physics (INFN) has used 3D printing to produce the mechanical structure of a UV telescope, which was recently sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Over…
El Paso scientists to deliver 3D bioprinted miniature hearts to the ISS
Biomedical researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) and The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) are collaborating to develop artificial mini-hearts usin…
3D Bioprinting Solutions print bone tissue on board the ISS
3D Bioprinting Solutions, a Russian bio-technical research laboratory, has 3D bioprinted bone tissue in zero gravity on the International Space Station (ISS). Executed on the lab’s magnetic 3D biopri…
Made In Space and Braskem launch 3D printing recycling facility aboard the ISS
Californian off-world manufacturer Made In Space (MIS) has partnered with Braskem, a Brazilian petrochemical company, to develop a plastic recycling facility for 3D printed parts to send to the Intern…
3D Printing News Sliced: PyroGenesis, Under Armour, Onshape, Apollo 11
This week’s edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, features a 3D printed celebration of the first moon landing, virtual clothes shopping, and the launch of an AM Network Map. This r…
Techshot and nScrypt to launch 3D BioFabrication Facility in space
The 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) bioprinter from nScrypt, a Florida-based 3D printing system manufacturer, and spaceflight equipment developer Techshot is set to launch on the International Space …