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Researchers experiment with 3D painting to build up and repair parts (w/video)

'Cold spray' techniques additively build large-scale parts, repair components close to original state.

Nov 14th, 2013

Kickstarter launch for 3D circuit board printer

The Cartesian Co aim to raise $30,000 on Kickstarter with speedy electronics printer.

Nov 12th, 2013

3D-printed liver tissues function normally for 40 days (w/video)

Organovo presented data demonstrating retention of key liver functions in bioprinted tissues for up to 40 days.

Nov 9th, 2013

3D printed wooden objects

Researchers at the Illinois Makerlab have begun to experiment with a wood-based polymer. This new material is fed through 3D printers just like plastic but produces objects that look like they were carved from wood.

Nov 8th, 2013

Study finds natural compound can be used for 3-D printing of medical implants

Biomedical engineering researchers have discovered that a naturally-occurring compound can be incorporated into three-dimensional printing processes to create medical implants out of non-toxic polymers. The compound is riboflavin, which is better known as vitamin B2.

Oct 23rd, 2013

Researchers develop 4D printing technology for composite materials

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have successfully added a fourth dimension to their printing technology, opening up exciting possibilities for the creation and use of adaptive, composite materials in manufacturing, packaging and biomedical applications.

Oct 22nd, 2013

3D printing architecture with artificial sandstone (w/video)

Two ETH researchers from the Institute for Technology in Architecture have created an immersive space from artificial sandstone with a 3D printer. The work is currently on display in Orléans, France.

Oct 21st, 2013

3D printed horseshoe to improve racing performance

Scientists have custom made and 3D printed a set of titanium shoes for one Melbourne race horse in a first for the sport.

Oct 16th, 2013

The ultimate iron chef - when 3D printers invade the kitchen (w/video)

Printing food seems more like an idea based in Star Trek rather than in the average home. But recent advances in 3D printing are driving the concept closer to reality. With everything from printed metal airplane wings to replacement organs on the horizon, could printed food be next? And how will we feel when it's served at the table?

Oct 14th, 2013

3-D printed microscopic cages confine bacteria in tiny zoos for the study of infections

Researchers use a novel 3-D printing technology to build homes for bacteria at a microscopic level.

Oct 7th, 2013

InfraStructs - embedding information tags inside 3D printed objects (w/video)

How can the physical objects of tomorrow be embedded with information? InfraStructs, are material-based passive tags that embed machine-readable information in the interior of physical objects. They combine the unique capability of digital fabrication to create one-off geometric structures, with the see-through ability of terahertz imaging to read volumetric information.

Sep 26th, 2013

New device to revolutionize gaming in virtual realities

How is it possible to walk through 3D virtual realities while staying in one place? Engineers from the Vienna University of Technology have solved this problem and are now introducing their 'Virtualizer'.

Sep 24th, 2013

NIST awards $7.4 million in grants for additive manufacturing research

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the award of two grants totaling $7.4 million to fund research projects aimed at improving measurement and standards for the rapidly developing field of additive manufacturing.

Sep 19th, 2013