3D Printed Titanium Implant Helps Man Regain Mobility
Amit Bhanot of India was, in his own words, “a perfectly normal kid who enjoyed bicycling, playing cricket and other sports” until 1991, when he began feeling a sharp pain in his groin and...
World’s first family to live in a 3D-printed home
A family in France has become the first in the world to move into a 3D-printed house. The four-bedroom property is a prototype for bigger projects aiming to make housebuilding quicker and cheaper. Could...
3D Printed Surface Helps Researchers Prevent Watermarks
A new way to control how liquids dry on surfaces which could bring benefits to a range of industries has been discovered by researchers from Northumbria University and The Open University.
The findings of the...
3D printing of a wearable personalized oral delivery device
Despite the burgeoning interest in three-dimensional (3D) printing for the manufacture of customizable oral dosage formulations, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved tablet notwithstanding, the full potential of 3D printing in pharmaceutical sciences has...
3D Systems and Huntington Ingalls Partner to Transform U.S. Navy Shipbuilding
ROCK HILL, South Carolina – 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced its collaboration with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division to qualify metal additive manufacturing technologies to build naval warships. Newport News Shipbuilding is...
How Smart Implants Improve Patient Outcomes
Traditionally manufactured implants have their limitations, as they can only be produced in a certain number of shapes and sizes, posing problems in terms of patient fit. Joint replacement devices can be agents of...
Rapid Fabrication via Additive Manufacturing on the Battlefield
STARS AND STRIPES Published: HOHENFELS, Germany – A 3D printing unit the Army tested during an exercise here this week could revolutionize how vehicles and other equipment are repaired on the battlefield.
The mobile unit,...
3D Printed Motorcycle Part Produced with Generative Design
On display at the recent Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) and RAPID + TCT conferences was a motorcycle. But it wasn’t just any ordinary motorcycle; it had been specially designed by a collaboration of ECOSSE Moto Works,...
Aspect Biosystems Lab-on-a-Printer 3D Bioprinting Platform
This week, Genome British Columbia (BC), which leads genomics innovation on the West Coast of Canada, announced that it has invested $1 million in funding to Aspect Biosystems, a leading Canadian biotechnology company, through its Industry Innovation (I²)...
Prettiest fully Biodegradable 3D Printed Fashion
There’s little doubt that 3D printing technology has caused a disruption and revolutionary advancements in a number of fields and industries, from architecture and prosthetics to the fashion industry. A handful of designers, including Julia Daviy, who...