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.

Researchers said a 3D Printed brain makes it easier to find cancer treatments

This is not the first time that researchers try to demonstrate the efficiency of 3D Printing in brain diseases. MIT & Harvard have already...

Overcoming Metrology Bottlenecks in Additive Manufacturing

The article is the product of work that Richard Leach from the University of Nottingham has undertaken with 3D optical metrology company ZYGO, based...

Using 3D Printed “Curveboards” for integrating electronics onto prototypes

In order to provide a faster, easier way to test circuit functions and user interactions with products such as smart devices and flexible electronics,...

Designed for bio-printing research, FELIX Bio printer is already available for commercialization

Currently valued at $965 million, the global 3D bioprinting market would grow at a CAGR of nearly 20% up to the mid -2020s. This...

COPPER3D develops a 3D Printed Device that can inactivate HIV virus from mother to child

Tackling global problems with Technology According to the WHO, 37.9 million people were living with HIV in the world, at end-2018, of which 8.1 million...

“Ceramic materials provide better biocompatibility than 3D printed polymers”

  A lot is going on in the International Space Station (ISS). The team at ISS has been working with several companies on various experimental...

Turning McDonald’s cooking oil into 3D Printing resin

While some turn waste cooking oil into soap, others turn it into 3D Printing resin. Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a...

If we move into 3D (Printing), resolution is not determined by pixels, but voxels

Researchers at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology are learning to manipulate the basic properties of innovative materials to facilitate the production...

A 3000-year-old Egyptian mummy’s voice brought back thanks to 3D Printing

The sound of a mummified priest has been heard for the first time in 3,000 years, thanks to 3D Printing. The sound of Egyptian priest,...

How the development of a fetus can influence “Design for Additive Manufacturing”?

Experts of additive manufacturing know best that “Design for Additive Manufacturing” (DfAM) principles are very different from “Design for manufacturing” (DfM) – which refers...