When Ian Ramsdell, founder of Kupros, first asked electronics experts whether solid copper could be 3D printed, he encountered widespread disbelief. One engineer told him flatly, “Copper can’t be 3D printed, it’ll never be 3D printed.” What that view overlooked was that Ramsdell was already building on validated laboratory research performed years earlier by a … Read more

Professional ballet dancers often go through hundreds of pairs of pointe shoes each year. That constant turnover makes pointe shoes both costly and environmentally unfriendly. German startup act’ble aims to change this by rethinking the classic pointe shoe with contemporary manufacturing methods and a modular design. Ballet began in Europe in the 15th and 16th … Read more

The American company Auxilium Biotechnologies has for the first time successfully 3D-printed kidney and liver tissue in space. The experiment took place aboard the International Space Station (ISS) using the station’s AMP-1 orbital bioprinter. The printed samples returned to Earth on June 17, splashing down off the coast of California as part of NASA’s SpaceX … Read more

Europe is experiencing its fourth major heatwave of the 2026 season, with temperatures exceeding 40°C across the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy and Austria. Urban areas are especially affected: the urban heat island effect can raise local temperatures by 1.7 to 4°C or more compared with surrounding rural locations. In response to these conditions, the Institute … Read more

Toronto-based PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. has launched Personaliz3D Peptides™, a new division focused on developing and commercializing personalized peptide products using 3D printing and artificial intelligence. Shortly after the announcement, the company revealed a collaboration with Singapore-based Craft Health Pte. Ltd. to evaluate the CraftMake™ pharmaceutical 3D printer as the manufacturing platform for this initiative. Together, … Read more

A UCLA-led team of researchers has developed a 3D-printed porous carbon electrode that significantly improves hybrid zinc-ion battery performance. The new electrode enables the battery to store more than seven times the charge of comparable devices while maintaining about 82% of that capacity after 1,500 charge cycles. The study, published in the journal Small, was … Read more

French automaker Alpine and the apparel house Lacoste have come together to create a unique, one-off version of the Alpine A290 Rallye, named Beware of the Crocodile – Alpine Lacoste A290 Rallye. The bespoke car marries Alpine’s rally-focused engineering with Lacoste’s distinctive style. Inside, the rally seats incorporate 3D‑printed components produced by ERPRO, marking the … Read more

Cockroaches are rarely welcome guests. Yet researchers at Nanyang Technological University and Waseda University have transformed these hardy insects into practical tools for search-and-rescue and inspection work by outfitting living cockroaches with 3D-printed underwater suits. The result: remote-controlled cyborg insects capable of operating on land and in submerged environments where humans and conventional robots struggle … Read more

We recently covered Meshy’s new Meshy 3D Agent, a tool that converts photos and text prompts into print-ready 3D models. Today there is a major financial update: the AI 3D model generator announced it has raised nearly $400 million in a Series B financing round, giving the company a reported valuation of $1.5 billion. The … Read more

In resin 3D printing, support structures enable the fabrication of complex geometries, deep overhangs, and very thin features that would otherwise collapse during the build. While supports are essential, they also increase material usage, require manual removal that can scar delicate surfaces, and risk damaging parts when detached. After removal they are usually discarded and … Read more