NewsAuxetic Wear, a 3D Printed Shoe That Adapts to Your FootA shoe that fits your foot, not the other way around: that’s the primary goal that inspired design studio WertelOberfell to come up with this new pair of 3D printed shoes. Using a desktop FDM 3D printer and TPU, it…Archive
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NewsAuxetic Wear, a 3D Printed Shoe That Adapts to Your FootA shoe that fits your foot, not the other way around: that’s the primary goal that inspired design studio WertelOberfell to come up with this new pair of 3D printed shoes. Using a desktop FDM 3D printer and TPU, it…
GuidesFrom Waste to Wind on 3D Printing Wind Turbines Using Plastic WasteIn recent years, wind power has been developing around the world in order to provide a more sustainable alternative for electricity production. In the US for example, total annual electricity generation from wind energy increased from 6 billion kilowatthours (kWh)…
NewsAir Up, the Water Bottle Designed With 3D Printing That Changes the Taste of WaterThe possibilities of additive manufacturing are countless and varied. The company we’re featuring today, Air Up, is one such example. Based in Munich, it has set a new trend in healthy drinks by selling bottles that flavor water using the…
NewsTop 5: A Closer Look at 3D-Printed RocketsIt is that time of the week again! Now that it is finally Sunday, as always we want to introduce you to our top 5 3D printing videos of the week. We start off this week’s selection with a video,…
NewsCould 3D Printed Foods Made With Alternative Protein Sources Like Insects Prevent Food Crises?Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) recently introduced a more sustainable 3D food printing approach. By using alternative protein sources including algae, plants, and insects, and combining them with more common nutrient-rich foods such as v
Applications3D Printing Helps Save Newborn With Skull DefectPerforming complex surgeries, especially those related to the brain or skull, is difficult at the best of times. And they get exponentially harder when it comes to babies and children, especially newborns. In a recent case, 3D printing was able…
NewsMIT Researchers Integrate AI for Improved 3D PrintingEvery day, additive manufacturing is evolving. Unsurprisingly, this also means that it is becoming more and more complicated to master all its applications and technologies. Even for experienced workers within additive manufacturing, this can sometimes lead to difficulties, espec
SoftwareThe Top Slicers for Resin 3D Printers in 2024Slicers, or slicing software, are an essential tool in 3D printing. This software is able to slice a 3D model and then transmit to the printer which layer it will need to create and deposit. There are currently multiple solutions…
NewsResearchers Develop Robotic Hand That Can Lift 1000X its WeightWe already knew that ants are capable of carrying 100 times their own body weight. But what if we told you that researchers have succeeded in developing a robotic hand that can carry 1000 times its own weight thanks to…
NewsJapanese Researchers Develop New 3D Printed Elecrodes For BatteriesResearchers from the Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, recently announced the discovery of a new procedure, in which high-performance carbon micro lattice electrodes could be 3D printed for batteries. The newly introduced method that was published as a research article…
Guides#3DStartup: AddCat and its 3D Printed Reactors Which Can Purify the AirDutch startup AddCat combines metal additive manufacturing and catalytic oxidation to develop reactors capable of effectively purifying air. The startup hopes to reduce harmful industrial emissions and some of the unpleasant odors found in some industries (for example biogas plan
Applications3D Printed Scaffold Might Soon Replace Conventional Breast ImplantsAustralian scientists have succeeded in using additive manufacturing to produce scaffolds that could replace conventional silicone breast implants in the future. The scaffold is designed to look like a conventional breast implant and is made of the same material used…