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First-of-its-kind 3-D-printed cement structure (w/viedo)

A UC Berkeley research team unveiled the first and largest powder-based 3-D-printed cement structure built to date. The debut of this groundbreaking project is a demonstration of the architectural potential of 3-D printing.

Mar 9th, 2015

3-D printed parts provide low-cost, custom alternatives for lab equipment

The 3-D printing scene, a growing favorite of do-it-yourselfers, has spread to the study of plasma physics. With a series of experiments, researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have found that 3-D printers can be an important tool in laboratory environments.

Mar 3rd, 2015

3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication

Interventional radiologists use 3-D printers to develop personalized medical devices that can deliver antibiotics and chemotherapy in targeted manner.

Mar 2nd, 2015

3-D printed guides can help restore function in damaged nerves (w/video)

The device, called a nerve guidance conduit, is a framework of tiny tubes, which guide the damaged nerve ends towards each other so that they can repair naturally.

Feb 23rd, 2015

Researchers create solar electric forest with 3D-printed trees (w/video)

Scientists at VTT in Finland have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs. The technology can also be used to harvest kinetic energy from the environment.

Feb 19th, 2015

World's first compact rotary 3D printer-cum-scanner

Start-up Blacksmith Group today launched the world's first compact 3D printer that can also scan items into digitised models.

Feb 14th, 2015

Towards 3D-printing artificial organs - Synthetic DNA gel points the way

A two-part water-based gel made of synthetic DNA and peptide could bring the inventors of a 3D bio printer closer to being able to print organs for transplant, or to replace animal testing.

Feb 11th, 2015

Lower-cost metal 3D printing solution available

New substrate release solutions offer easy, less expensive alternatives to aluminum parts removal during gas metal arc weld 3D printing.

Feb 10th, 2015

3-D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor

Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom chemistry and 3-D printing. Scientists created a bone-shaped plastic tab that turns purple under stretching, offering an easy way to record the force on an object.

Feb 10th, 2015

Using 3-D printing, MakerBot and Feinstein Institute repair tracheal damage

This is a first for medical research where regular MakerBot PLA Filament was used to 3D print a custom tracheal scaffolding, which was combined with living cells to create a tracheal segment.

Jan 27th, 2015

3D-printing with DNA-coated nanoparticles as a 'smart glue'

DNA molecules provide the 'source code' for life in humans, plants, animals and some microbes. But now researchers report an initial study showing that the strands can also act as a glue to hold together 3-D-printed materials that could someday be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab.

Jan 14th, 2015

New horizons for self-assembling materials

3D-printable materials deform to change surface area, enabling curvature rather than rigid folding.

Dec 19th, 2014

What your kitchen will look like in 2050

Hyperconnected appliances that anticipate consumers' every need will make Jetsons-style kitchens a reality during the coming decades, predict design visionaries in the latest FutureFood 2050 interview series.

Dec 16th, 2014

New algorithm a Christmas gift to 3D printing - and the environment

A computer scientist reveals how to print a 3-D Christmas tree efficiently and with zero material waste, using the world's first algorithm for automatically decomposing a 3-D object into what are called pyramidal parts.

Dec 15th, 2014

Squid supplies blueprint for 3D-printable thermoplastics

Squid - you can eat it and you can make ink or dye from it, and now a team of researchers is using it to make a thermoplastic that can be used in 3-D printing.

Dec 15th, 2014

3D printing to the rescue of gastronomy for frail seniors

Researchers are now developing personalised food for elderly people with chewing or swallowing problems, by working on printable versions of meat and vegetables.

Dec 4th, 2014

New method to measure residual stress in 3-D printed metal parts

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed an efficient method to measure residual stress in metal parts produced by powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing.

Nov 18th, 2014

The $100 Million Spark Investment Fund is the world's first 3D printing investment program

The Spark Investment Fund, which will be operated within Autodesk, is the first of its kind for the 3D printing industry and will invest in entrepreneurs, startups and researchers who push the boundaries of 3D printing technology and accelerate the new industrial revolution.

Oct 31st, 2014