From the 3D printer to the couture runway: Jean Paul Gaultier incorporated additive manufacturing into five looks from its Autumn/Winter 2026–27 haute couture collection, presented in Paris in July. The collection marked a new chapter for the house under creative director Duran Lantink, whose sculptural approach reshapes the body into striking, surreal silhouettes. For this … Read more

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a novel approach to 3D printing blood capillary networks. Before diving into their method, it is important to understand why printing capillary-scale vascular networks matters. In the United States alone, more than 100,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, and the shortage of donor organs remains … Read more

Soroosh Riazi Isfahani, a design student at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, presented his SLICE project for the James Dyson Award 2026. His system repurposes discarded tennis and padel balls into functional footwear components. Each year manufacturers produce between 300 and 400 million of these balls worldwide, yet almost none are … Read more

Industrial filament 3D printing has often forced manufacturers to choose between the low cost of desktop systems and the reliability of closed industrial platforms. On Tuesday, September 15th, 3Dnatives and HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions will present how the HP IF 600 HT removes that compromise by delivering an open materials ecosystem combined with high-temperature capability … Read more

It’s a bad time to be a harmful algal bloom (HAB). On August 6, Florida Atlantic University announced that a research team received an $800,475 grant from the Gulf of America Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a technology to prevent HABs from forming and spreading. HABs threaten lakes, rivers and coastal … Read more

Hi3D has released version 3.0 of its all-in-one AI 3D model generator. The new release increases geometry resolution to 2048³ voxels—up from 1536³ in the prior version, representing roughly 2.37 times more voxels—and raises maximum texture output to 8K. Hi3D has also revised its cross-view structural reasoning and improved its UV completion algorithm. These three … Read more

Physical AI — the class of artificial intelligence systems designed to act in the real world rather than only analyze data — is becoming one of the fastest-moving areas of the robotics sector. Autonomous robots, automated laboratory instruments, and warehouse automation systems are scaling rapidly. Yet many companies in this space face a common problem, … Read more

One of the most daunting parts of 3D printing is the software. If you cannot find a ready-made 3D model that fits your needs, you may need to create your own, and designing in 3D can be challenging. With the surge in artificial intelligence, numerous AI-driven 3D model generators have appeared online, making it easier … Read more

Hyundai Motor Group first began using industrial 3D printing in 1996. Nearly three decades later, Hyundai Motor and Kia have established a dedicated facility focused on additive manufacturing research and production: the Additive Manufacturing Solution Center (AMSC) at the Namyang R&D Center in South Korea. This center concentrates the Group’s growing capabilities in additive manufacturing, … Read more

Since the G1 Series launched on Kickstarter on July 23, the campaign’s comments have turned into an active dialogue between HeyGears and potential backers. We first introduced the platform in our earlier coverage and followed up with the campaign launch report. The project has already hit its $10 million stretch goal, unlocking a free gift … Read more