3D Printing Materials

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Open Doors
ACEO Opens Specialist Silicone Print Lab in Germany

In Burghausen, Germany, silicone 3D print specialist ACEO opens the doors to its innovative tech with workshops and a new 3D print service.

by Hanna Watkin
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Sustainable Solutions
Simusolar Uses 3D Printing to Bring Solar Energy to Rural Tanzanians

Simusolar is a company providing rural Tanzanians with solar energy and is using 3D printing to quickly and easily create useful parts.

by Hanna Watkin
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Crossing Over
TU Eindhoven Commences Construction of a 3D Printed Bridge for Bikes

The Technical University Eindhoven and BAM are using 3D printing to develop a bridge made especially for bikers - not an easy task.

by Hanna Watkin
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Dripping Clay
Olivier van Herpt Partners with Fashion brand COS to 3D Print Clay Vases

Fashion brand COS has commissioned dutch designer Olivier van Herpt to create a series of five vases using a custom-designed 3D printer.

by Hanna Watkin
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Strong Partnership
BASF and Essentium Team Up to Create Stronger FDM Prints

Using their respective chemical expertise and technological innovations, BASF & Essentium team up to make FDM viable for industry end-use.

by Hanna Watkin
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THREADing the Needle
UK Engineers Unveil “Game-Changing” Hybrid Printing Process

Engineers from the University of Sheffield's AMRC develop hybrid 3D printing process that integrates electronics, optics, structural elements.

by Tyler Koslow
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Glassy-eyed
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Can 3D Print Glass at Room Temperature

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a way to 3D print glass which could have a huge impact on optics.

by Hanna Watkin
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Extra Stiff Parts
New Carbon-Fiber Nylon Composite 12CF for Stratasys FDM 3D Printers

Stratasys launched the FDM Nylon 12CF - a carbon fiber-filled nylon printing material which can create end-use parts and speed up production.

by Hanna Watkin
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An Apple A Day...
Biomaterial From Apple Waste Leads to Medical Breakthrough

Researchers have developed biocompatible materials from apple waste, which can be used as matrices to regenerate bone and cartilage tissues.

by Tyler Koslow
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Collaboration Station
HP Lifts Lid On New 3D Open Materials And Applications Lab

Building on a foundation of printing technologies, HP opens a new lab dedicated to accelerating materials development.

by Matthew Mensley
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Through The Looking Glass
Micron3DP Installs Its First High-Resolution Glass 3D Printer

Israeli-based 3D printing technology company Micron3DP has taken its first steps to normalizing the printing of glass with 100-micron prints.

by Matthew Mensley
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Better Prototyping
3D Printed Circuit Boards: First PCB 3D Printers Available Soon

For makers, 3D printed circuits are no longer a dream. The first 3D printers which can handle DIY PCB printing will become commercially available soon.

by Anatol Locker
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3D printed cycling skinsuits
Speeding with a 3D Printed Full-Scale Mannequin

A research team of TU Delft produced a 3D full-sized mannequin of Olympic silver medalist Tom Dumoulin’s to test a series of new cycling skinsuits.

by All3DP
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Makefast Workshop
3D Printing Experiments: Adding Water, Sand, and Metal

The team over at Makefast Workshop did several 3D printing experiments and added materials such as water, sand and metal into their prints.

by Hanna Watkin
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Aviation History
The Ju 388 Project: Restoring the Cockpit of a Rare Warbird

A German physicist is hoping to reproduce the cockpit of a rare WWII warbird from scratch using the power of 3D printing.

by Hanna Watkin
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Print With TiO2-ABS Nanocomposites
Scientists Create Active 3D Printer Plastic

Researchers have managed to use a commercial 3D printer to create active 3D printer plastic which could help break down pollutant particles.

by Hanna Watkin
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Picsima Patent for 3D Printing Silicone Granted

If you want to manufacture a silicon object, you usually need a mould. This will most likely change thanks to a UK patent: Picsima can now 3D print silicon parts without further tooling.

by Rachel Park
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Up in Smoke?
Entwined is a New Eco-Friendly Hemp Filament

We can already 3D print with filaments based on beer and coffee. Are you ready to 3D print with Entwined, a new sustainable hemp filament?

by Hanna Watkin
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3D Print Electrical Components
Smart Electronics: UML Delivers 3D Printed Radar Components

Researchers at University of Massachusetts Lowell have developed a new way to 3D print crucial components of radar systems. It’s a new type of ink that opens the door to the 3D printed radar.

by Victor Anusci
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Warp-Index White Paper
Warp: Finally, There’s a Way To Measure it

The control of the warp is an everlasting problem of the 3D printing scene. But at least we now can measure and classify it. Here’s how to do it.

by Anatol Locker
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