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3D Systems and Hershey team up to deliver 3D-printed edibles

The companies plan to co-develop a variety of 3D printed chocolate and non-chocolate products.

January 17, 2014 Read more

Using 3D printers to create prosthetic limbs

A University of Toronto lab is partnering with an international NGO and a Ugandan hospital to use 3-D scanning and printing to speed the process of creating and fitting sockets for artificial limbs.

January 14, 2014 Read more

A 3D desktop printer with nanometer resolution

New printer from Old World Laboratories makes ultra-precision 3D printing an affordable tool for every designer or dedicated hobbyist.

January 8, 2014 Read more

Fully functional loudspeaker is 3-D printed

Cornell researchers have 3-D printed a working loudspeaker, seamlessly integrating the plastic, conductive and magnetic parts, and ready for use almost as soon as it comes out of the printer.

December 12, 2013 Read more

GE announces winners of 3D Printing Design Quest

GE announced eight winners of its 3D Printing Design Quest, which challenged innovators to redesign loading brackets found on jet engines using 3D printing. The redesigned brackets reduce engine weight and fuel consumption.

December 12, 2013 Read more

3D printing used as a tool to explain theoretical physics

Students may soon be able to reach out and touch some of the theoretical concepts they are taught in their physics classes thanks to a novel idea devised by a group of researchers from Imperial College London. The researchers have successfully demonstrated how complex theoretical physics can be transformed into a physical object using a 3D printer.

December 9, 2013 Read more

3-D printing and custom manufacturing: from concept to classroom

Strategic investments from NSF help engineers revolutionize the manufacturing process.

December 5, 2013 Read more

The engineering behind additive manufacturing and the 3-D printing revolution

Get to know some of the foundational innovations that are creating new options for manufacturing.

December 3, 2013 Read more

Nailing it: Scientists build a low-cost, open-source 3D metal printer

Until now, 3D printing has been a polymer affair, with most people in the maker community using the machines to make all manner of plastic consumer goods, from tent stakes to chess sets. A new low-cost 3D printer developed by Joshua Pearce and his team could add hammers to that list.

December 3, 2013 Read more

Developing convincing 3D printed skin

Researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing synthetic skin that can be produced on a 3D printer and matched to a person based on their age, gender and ethnic group.

December 3, 2013 Read more

Materials scientists win award for tiny 3D-printed battery

Materials scientists at Harvard University have been recognized by the printed electronics industry for their work on novel 3D-printed lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand.

November 27, 2013 Read more

A*STAR Singapore launches $15m program to develop 3D printing technologies

Industrial Additive Manufacturing Research Programme to enable direct manufacturing of high performance industrial grade components.

November 22, 2013 Read more

Engineers cut time to 3D-print heterogeneous objects from hours to minutes (w/video)

Researchers have developed a faster 3D printing process and are now using it to model and fabricate heterogeneous objects, which comprise multiple materials.

November 20, 2013 Read more

Researchers use CT and 3-D printers to recreate dinosaur fossils

Data from computed tomography scans can be used with three-dimensional printers to make accurate copies of fossilized bones, according to new research.

November 20, 2013 Read more

3D printing can reduce science lab equipment costs by 90%

Joshua Pearce has penned a how-to book on the open-source 3D printing technology that could revolutionize how science is done all over the world.

November 18, 2013 Read more

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.

November 14, 2013 Read more

Kickstarter launch for 3D circuit board printer

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

November 12, 2013 Read more

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.

November 9, 2013 Read more