NASA’s Perseverance Rover Bringing 3D-Printed Metal Parts to Mars
This video clip shows a 3D printing technique where a printer head scans over each layer of a part, blowing metal powder which is melted…
3D Printing News
Microscope Lens Inspired by Lighthouses Makes It Easier to Observe Molecular-Level Details of Biological Processes
Custom-fabricated lenses make it easy to attach high-tech microscopes directly to cell incubators. An optical device that resembles a miniaturized lighthouse lens can make it…
NASA Advancing 3D Printing Construction Systems for Bases on the Moon and Mars
The process of building landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon will likely look different than the common construction site on Earth. Excavation robots,…
New Method of 3D-Printing Soft Materials Could Jump-Start Creation of Tiny Medical Devices for the Body
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method of 3D-printing gels and other soft materials. Published in a…
3D Printing Greener Buildings Using Sustainable Building Material Made From Local Soil
The construction industry is currently facing two major challenges: the demand for sustainable infrastructure and the need to repair deteriorating buildings, bridges, and roads. While…
LEGO-Inspired 3D-Printed Bricks Help Broken Bones Heal Faster
Hollow, flea-sized blocks can be filled with materials that improve healing. Tiny, 3D-printed bricks have been designed to heal broken bones — and could one…
Forging High-Tech Armor From Shock-Dissipating Fractal Cubes
Additively manufactured fractal structures with closely spaced voids dissipate shockwaves five times better than solid cubes. Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal…
Forensic Scientists Bring Burnt Bones Back to Life Using 3D Technology
Forensic scientists at the University of Portsmouth have discovered a new way of presenting fragile evidence, by reconstructing a ‘jigsaw’ of human bone fragments using…
COVID-19 Response Project: Lab Develops Open-Source N95 Respirator
UMass Amherst lab produces 3D prototype pieces for Holyoke design consultancy. In one of the latest COVID-19 response projects at the University of Massachusetts Amherst,…
New 3D-Printable Material Developed That Mimics Biological Tissues
Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage as an example. It’s a compliant, elastic tissue that’s…
Transformational Challenge Nuclear Reactor: Microreactor Built Using 3D Printing
Scientists at the Department of Energy Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have their eyes on the prize: the Transformational Challenge Reactor, or…
3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor Core Promises Faster, More Economical Energy
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing…
Solar Cell Testing Sped Up Dramatically With New 3D-Printed System
Australian scientists flag dramatic improvement to next-gen perovskite R&D. Tests on new designs for next-generation solar cells can now be done in hours instead of…
Breakthrough in Laser-Based Metal 3D-Printing Reduces Defects
Combining high-fidelity computer simulations with ultra-high-speed X-ray imaging, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered a strategy for reducing or even eliminating defects…
Human Bone Structure Key to Stronger 3D-Printed Lightweight Materials [Video]
What do bones and 3D-printed buildings have in common? They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last. Now,…
MIT Engineers Design “Peel-and-Go” Printable Structures That Fold Themselves
Engineers from MIT have developed a new method to produce printable structures that begin to fold up as soon as they are peeled off the…
3D Printed Airway Splint Saves Baby’s Life
A new study details how medical professionals from the University of Michigan were able to save a baby’s life by restoring his breathing using a…
3D Droplet Printer Creates Synthetic Tissues
Using a custom-built droplet network printer, researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a 3D printer that can create materials with several of the…
