Scientists at the University of Glasgow have successfully implemented an innovative new treatment for creating synthetic bones into a dog. The process is hoped to lead to human bone implants from a 3D printer.
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3D Printing News
Read 3D Printing news and developments from the industry around the world.
It is a rapidly evolving technology.
3D printed material mimicks a conch shell
MIT have used 3D printing to replicate the innate toughness of a conch shell. The research found a 3D printed structure was up to 85% stronger by mimicking the criss-crossed layers typically found in the shell. The
US Navy to blockchain 3D printer control
The U.S Department of the Navy (DoN) has revealed plans to use a blockchain to control its 3D printers.
New Ultrasonic Particle Manipulation 3D printing
Lithuanian software company, Neurotechnology has announced the development of a 3D printer that operates using ultrasonic particle manipulation. The ultrasonic 3D printing technology was demonstrated
New Conveyor belt for Continuous 3D Printing
Blackbelt has finally released further details of its 3D printer that combines 3 print heads with a conveyor belt system. The team at Blackbelt have caused quite a stir on social media with teases of the device and have now
Successful testing of 3D printed Rocket Engine
Aerojet Rocketdyne has reported two significant milestones have been reached in the development of the 3D printed AR1 rocket engine. Following successful hot fire tests, the engine also completed its Critical Design Review
Robot 3D prints building in 14hrs
In a research article published today by Science Robotics, work by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Mediated Matter lab in Cambridge describes a 3D printing method for the construction of
Environmental impact of 3D printing
French researchers from Grenoble Alpes University have evaluated the environmental impact of 3D printing with a case study focused on the production of orthotic insoles. The paper, available here, was presented
Modeclix 3D Printed Dresses
As statuesque models glide way down the runway, glaring ahead in the most glamorous of ways, excited crowds gather to see the latest in styles, with many imagining in their minds exactly how they would feel
Custom 3D Printed City Dioramas
Whether it’s Rome, Paris, Hong Kong or New York – we all have that one city lodged in the back of our mind that we would just love to visit or return to. Though real life often gets in the way, one Japanese company is now
World’s First Digital Sundial
Time, the elusive measurement of entropy that ticks away our moments until death (and possible rebirth?). That measurement has mutated from simple sundials to complex smartwatches without its actual
More Comfortable 3D Printed Casts
I’ll never forget the time when, at the invincible age of 13, I was playing tag with some neighborhood friends and, suddenly BAM I tripped and broke my hand in three places. I remember the adrenaline
3D Printed Rocket to go into Space
It took awhile, but those sci-fi dreams of yesteryear are starting to take shape today. The New Space industry is just starting to get off the ground, with the first commercial 3D printer headed to the ISS
Two New Bioinks for Desktop Bioprinting
Coming out of Sweden, the startup CELLINK has been working to revolutionize the 3D bioprinting market, releasing their unbelievably low-priced INKREDIBLE desktop bioprinter last year for
Arm Printed for young Cheerleader
It’s no secret that 3D printing is a terrific tool for the production of prosthetics, but one non-profit organization from Central Florida, named Limbitless Solutions, is taking 3D printed implants