Image: NTU Prof Hirotaka Sato (2nd from left), pioneer of the cyborg insect technology, holding a cyborg Madagascar hissing cockroach with the new diving suit, which has an oxygen generator, enabling the insect to survive underwater for three hours.

When additive manufacturing helps living machines breathe underwater

Researchers from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have found a new use case for 3D printing: keeping a cyborg cockroach alive underwater. Published in...
Researchers aim to repair damaged bridges and other steel structures using metal 3D printing. — © Empa

Empa turns to metal 3D printing to repair ageing steel infrastructure

Steel bridges, support structures and industrial frameworks are built to last decades, but fatigue cracks eventually catch up with them. Replacing a permanently installed...

A new $3.25 million funding program to help SMEs and start-ups create value with additive manufacturing

The Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has launched its STARTER Project Funding Program to help Australian manufacturers and start-ups improve productivity, strengthen supply chains and accelerate...
ORNL’s Kris Villez adjusts thermal cameras incorporated into a big-area 3D printer before testing a new technology for error recognition and correction. Credit: Alonda Hines/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

ORNL’s real-time error correction brings large-scale composite AM closer to autonomous production

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a controller that enables to detect errors during large-format composite 3D printing, and correct them...

Roboze and SUPSI target hypersonic and nuclear fusion applications with new materials research program

Pushing the boundaries of high-performance 3D printing materials Italy-based additive manufacturing company Roboze has announced a new research and development partnership with the University of...

AMCRC launches first CORE projects with $11M investment in AM research

 Australia's manufacturing sector has received a significant boost, with the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) approving its first five industry-led CORE research projects - unlocking more...
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Closer to clinical use: 3D printed ceramic implants designed to regenerate bone without drugs or donor tissue

Bone grafting is one of the most common surgical procedures globally, with more than two million operations performed each year. Yet current solutions, whether...

Vibrational characterization of void defects in metal additive manufacturing.

In the aerospace industry a single failure could result in a great number of fatalities, and it is therefore paramount to ensure the integrity...
solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)

DTU and Lithoz rethink fuel cell architecture with 3D-printed ceramic gyroids

For years, improving the power density of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) meant gradually optimizing the same flat, stacked architecture, tightening seals, refining interconnects,...
Underwater 3D printing

Underwater 3D printing could transform on-site maritime construction and the repair of critical infrastructure.

In May 2025, the team was awarded a one-year, $1.4 million grant that is contingent on meeting certain benchmarks, with five other teams competing...