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Researchers at 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 researchers, Grace Gu, Mahdi Takaffoli, and McAfee Professor of Enginee...

03/07/2017

The U.S Department of the Navy (DoN) has revealed plans to use a blockchain to control its 3D printers.The U.S Navy is increasing its implementation of 3D printing and earlier this year ordered its first Concept Laser metal 3D printer and also recently produced its first 3D printed aircraft part.Lie...

03/07/2017

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 by the company's Ultrasound Research Group and has particular potential for electronics. Research eng...

03/07/2017

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.The implantation was used to save the two-years old Munsterlander named Eva and the technol...

05/06/2017

05/06/2017

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 as part of the 12th International Congress of Industrial Engineering. The researchers asse...

05/06/2017

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 large structures.A robot arm, mounted on a vehicle, controls a nozzle through which an expanding…

05/06/2017

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 (CDR).As a result, the AR1 engine is on track for certification in 2019 in it...

05/06/2017

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 unveiled its full capabilities.Aimed at producing large-scale, continuous pr...

10/04/2016

Through a collaboration with city mapping experts Zenrin, Japanese 3D printing specialists iJet are now offering custom-made 3D printed city dioramas that can allow you to return to that one special place again and again.

10/04/2016

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 imagin

28/03/2016

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 as we speak and Enterprise In Space working to lay the groundwork for New Space education. Fu…

28/03/2016

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 just $5,000. Since then, CELLINK has been developing new cellular inks, a network for downloadable 3D biomodels,…

28/03/2016

http://3dprintingindustry.com/2016/03/24/the-first-3d-printed-drug-hits-the-market/

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals made headlines with the announcement of the FDA’s approval of their medication Spritam, making the medicine the first 3D printed pharmaceutical to be approved by the FDA. Since then, there have been numerous 3D printed implants and materials to be deemed acceptable by the FD…