Research & Development

If you think for a second, the biggest innovations that are shaking the world of today started with R&D. This stage has been fundamental in any industrial revolution, including additive manufacturing. This segment highlights the latest AM developments in the R&D sector.

Scientists made possible the 3D printing of bones directly inside a patient’s body

Up until now, making a piece of bone-like material to repair bone tissue of a patient involves first going into a laboratory to fabricate the structures using high-temperature furnaces and toxic chemicals. A novel 3D...

A total of $6M will be provided to R&D units to Transform Coal Waste Into 3D Printable Materials

In a shifting energy generation paradigm, innovation is needed to extract the full economic value from coal waste. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) will invest $6 million in Federal...

A look at Additive Manufacturing Research at KU Leuven AM Group

Needless to say there have been several notable engineers and inventors who have changed the way one lives through their practical solutions. Here is the thing, we tend to forget that at the heart...

Download the March/April issue of 3D ADEPT Mag NOW!

How do you look at manufacturing? And here we are, super thrilled to release the March/April issue of 3D ADEPT Mag; a volume that refocuses the debate on “manufacturing”, a term which is now almost...

Purdue University and Thermwood: on the path to research into large-scale composite thermoplastic additive manufacturing

Purdue University’s Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) and Thermwood Corporation will implement a large-scale additive manufacturing laboratory to execute industry-funded research into large scale composite thermoplastic additive manufacturing. Named “Thermwood LSAM Research Laboratory at Purdue...

The Construction Industry Explores Lightweight with Lego-like 3D Printed Beams

It has always made sense to talk about lightweight parts in the automotive, the aerospace or the space industries but talking about lightness when it comes to the construction industry is quite new.   In...

Biorefinery Waste Can Be Used for 3D Printing

3D printers are ordinarily regarded as an environmentally friendlier version of manufacturing, as traditional manufacturing they generate more environmentally harmful waste. Scientists aren’t satisfied with the harmful effects of traditional manufacturingand as such, they...

CECIMO’s first AM survey reveals diverging results in vertical industries and a growth scenario for AM business

CECIMO has recently conducted a European Additive Manufacturing Survey on key market trends in the sector. For those who are not familiar with the organisation, CECIMO is the European association of the machine tool industries...

Those scientists hack XBOX Console to create an affordable micro 3D printer

 Their ultimate goal is to provide researchers with more access to micro/nanoscale 3D printing and to enable patients experience better diagnostics and treatment It is funny to see what tools can be used to create...

With $14.3 Million and 3D Printing, GE Research to Produce Water Out of Thin Air

According to the World Wildlife Fund, over 1.1 billion people do not have access to water and approximately 2.7 billion experience instances of water scarcity.  As part of the AIR2WATER project, GE Research will...

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