3D-Printing News – Latest Headlines

3D-printed 'bionic skin' could give robots the sense of touch (w/video)

Discovery could lead to electronics printed on real human skin.

May 10, 2017 Read more

Success in the 3D bioprinting of cartilage

A team of researchers has managed to generate cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using a 3D-bioprinter.

April 28, 2017 Read more

3D-printed houses (w/video)

3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings.

April 27, 2017 Read more

3D-Printing of glass now possible

As a consequence of the properties of glass, such as transparency, thermal stability and resistance to acids, the use of this material in 3D-printing opens up manifold new applications in production and research, such as optics, data transmission, and biotechnology.

April 21, 2017 Read more

3-D-printable implants may ease damaged knees

Printable hydrogel matches the strength and elasticity of human cartilage.

April 19, 2017 Read more

New method for 3D printing extraterrestrial materials

Printing presents an easy, highly scalable, sustainable manufacturing method for space travelers.

April 12, 2017 Read more

New research could help speed up the 3-D printing process

A team of researchers have identified some bottlenecks in 3D printers, that, if improved, could speed up the entire process.

April 4, 2017 Read more

Reinventing metal 3D printing with direct metal writing process

Researchers are taking a wholly new approach to metal 3D printing with a process they're calling Direct Metal Writing, in which semisolid metal is directly extruded from a nozzle.

March 30, 2017 Read more

3-D bioprinted human cartilage cells can be implanted

Researchers have successfully induced human cartilage cells to live and grow in an animal model, using 3D bioprinting. The results will move development closer to a potential future in which it will be possible to help patients by giving them new body parts through 3D bioprinting.

March 23, 2017 Read more

Dramatic improvement in surface finishing of 3-D printing

New process combines better quality with low cost and less waste, giant step towards home 3-D printing.

March 13, 2017 Read more

3-D printing with cellulose

World's most abundant polymer could rival petroleum-based plastics as source of printing feedstock.

March 3, 2017 Read more

3D printing with high-performance aerospace-grade carbon fiber (w/video)

Researchers have demonstrated 3D printing with aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites, opening the door to greater control and optimization of the lightweight, yet stronger than steel material.

February 28, 2017 Read more

Most stretchable elastomer for 3-D printing

Researchers have developed a family of highly stretchable and UV curable (SUV) elastomers that can be stretched by up to 1100%, and are suitable for UV curing based 3-D printing techniques. Using high resolution 3-D printing with the SUV elastomer compositions enables the direct creation of complex 3-D lattices or hollow structures that exhibit extremely large deformation. Fabrication time for such SUV elastomers is also greatly reduced.

February 9, 2017 Read more

Better 3D-printed scaffolds help scientists study cancer

Scientists study design of 3-D printed materials to learn how tumors proliferate.

February 8, 2017 Read more

Mimicking nature's cellular architectures via 3D printing (w/video)

Inspired by natural cellular structures, researchers have developed a new method to 3D print materials with independently tunable macro-and microscale porosity using a ceramic foam ink.

February 7, 2017 Read more

Scientists create a 3-D bioprinter to print human skin (w/video)

A team of researchers has demonstrated, for the first time, that, using their new 3D printing technology, it is possible to produce proper human skin.

January 23, 2017 Read more

Accelerating fuel-efficient car production with disruptive 3-D print process

Engineers are developing lightweight automotive components using new additive manufacturing processes to boost vehicle fuel efficiency, while cutting noise and CO2 emissions.

January 19, 2017 Read more

Technique enables adaptable 3-D printing

Once fabricated, objects can be altered by adding new polymers.

January 13, 2017 Read more