RAPID+TCT 2026: A show floor that had more going on than its three showcase labels suggest

All I knew about Boston before coming here was that the city had earned a reputation built on law and legal institutions; knowledge largely...
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Nano Dimension sells AME and Fabrica product lines: the dismantling continues

Nano Dimension has announced the sale of its additively manufactured electronics (AME) product line, the very line that made the company stand out from...
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,...
opening of the Additive Makerspace in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 19.

U.S. Army opens additive makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal, bringing over 50 3D printers under one roof

The U.S. Army has inaugurated a dedicated additive manufacturing facility at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, marking another step in the military's broader push to...
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Ceramic 3D printing finds its global stage at ceramitec 2026

Ceramitec 2026 returned to Munich from March 24 to 26 with a clear signal: the global ceramics industry is in motion. Over three days,...
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Tethon 3D expands technical ceramics portfolio with acquisition of IP assets from Fortify

Material producer Tethon 3D just acquired a strategic portfolio of intellectual property assets developed by Fortify. The Boston-based company specializes in high-performance composite and dielectric...

Ceramic 3D printing sets a new production standard. XJet shows how one industry at a time

Somewhere in a cleanroom in Ohio, USA, spinal implants are being 3D printed in technical ceramics. Elsewhere in Switzerland, watch components are being printed...

Three materials, one goal: Lithoz eyes serial ceramic 3D printing at ceramitec 2026

If there is one trade show where visitors can discover the latest trends and see who is doing what in the ceramics industry, it...

Nivalon Medical relies on AI and ceramic 3D printing to produce a spinal implant

First-in-human procedures are planned for 2026, including Nivalon's Co-Founder and CEO, Todd Hodrinsky. Solutions designed to fix your own problems first carry higher stakes, and...
Hang Yu, associate professor of materials science and engineering, with a miniaturized additive friction stir deposition machine used in his advanced manufacturing research. Photo by Peter Means for Virginia Tech.

How to crack the code of shape-memory ceramics?

Creating a shape-memory ceramic that can be manufactured at scale without breaking, that’s the challenge that Hang Yu, associate professor of materials science and...