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3D-printed robot enters battle against cancer (w/video)

The Stormram 4, as the robot is named, is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by air pressure. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can be used in an MRI scanner.

Jul 3rd, 2017

Risk assessment of 3D printers and 3D printed products

The assessment was based on results from a number of chemical analyses of selected materials printed by the 3D printing techniques Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS).

Jun 29th, 2017

Researchers create 3D-printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change

A team of researchers has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices.

Jun 14th, 2017

3-D-printed patch helps guide growing blood vessels

Researchers are developing a method using 3D-printed patches infused with cells that offer a promising new approach to growing healthy blood vessels.

Jun 13th, 2017

3D printing breakthrough heralds 'new era' for advanced skin models

A new method for 3D-printing human skin

Jun 12th, 2017

New technique enables 3-D printing with paste of silicone particles in water

Using the principles behind the formation of sandcastles from wet sand, researchers have achieved 3-D printing of flexible and porous silicone rubber structures through a new technique that combines water with solid and liquid forms of silicone into a pasty ink that can be fed through a 3-D printer.

Jun 7th, 2017

A 3D-printed rocket engine just launched a new era of space exploration

The team behind the Electron rocket says the engine was printed in 24 hours and provides efficiency and performance benefits over other systems.

May 30th, 2017

How to prevent 3-D printing hacks? Install secret flaws and share the decoder ring

A group of researchers has discovered ways for manufacturers to turn the tables on thieves by deliberately embedding hidden flaws in CAD files to thwart intellectual property theft. In a new study, they show how certain intentionally induced defects can disappear when the part is printed under a very specific set of conditions.

May 24th, 2017

A leap for 3-D printing

A $3 million Department of Defense fellowship to develop a platform for printing with new extreme-use materials.

May 22nd, 2017

3-D printed ovaries produce healthy offspring

Bioprosthetic ovaries produced mouse pups in otherwise infertile mice.

May 16th, 2017

New 3D-printing method promises vastly superior medical implants for millions (w/video)

For the millions of people every year who have or need medical devices implanted, a new advancement in 3D printing technology promises significantly quicker implantation of devices that are stronger, less expensive, more flexible and more comfortable than anything currently available.

May 11th, 2017

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

Discovery could lead to electronics printed on real human skin.

May 10th, 2017

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.

Apr 28th, 2017

3D-printed houses (w/video)

3-D printing offers new approach to making buildings.

Apr 27th, 2017

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.

Apr 21st, 2017