Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Johns Hopkins University have developed a handheld tool built around a 3D printed microfluidic device. It collects living cells from selected spots on freshly excised tissue and leaves the rest of the tissue available for pathology. The team says the method could support earlier detection of…
Addireen, a Shenzhen-based developer of metal additive manufacturing (metal AM) systems, has started operations at a new facility in Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, China. With capacity to produce up to 50 metal AM systems per month, the site supports a wider rollout of the company’s green laser equipment for pure copper, copper alloys, and thermal management…
3D printer OEM Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. Revenue for the quarter was $137.6 million, down 0.3% Y/Y from $138.1 million and up 3.7% Q/Q from $132.7 million in the previous quarter. Higher Services revenue, driven primarily by on-demand parts production, largely offset the decline in…
Italian printer manufacturer Kentstrapper has 3D printed an acoustic panel that achieved Class A sound absorption in standardized testing. The manufacturer produced it for REVERSING, a University of Florence research project developing retrofit facades for schools and offices. Tested in a reverberation chamber according to ISO 354, the panel reached a weighted sound absorption coefficient…
Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Mississippi State University are building a 3D printer that deposits continuous fiber and polymer in the same part while using machine learning to check part quality as it prints. The National Science Foundation is funding the work through its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program under the title “MRI: Track 1…
Researchers from Virginia Tech, Arizona State University and Iowa State University have received a $2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop self-lubricating, wear-resistant metal alloys for extreme-temperature applications. The project will use additive manufacturing alongside computational modelling, high-throughput testing and machine learning to identify alloys capable of maintaining structural strength…
3D Printing Industry has announced speakers for AMA: Software 2026, taking place online on 22 October 2026. Experts from NVIDIA, Materialise, Autodesk, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Markforged and other organisations will join the event to discuss how software is changing the design, simulation and production of 3D printed parts. The programme will examine practical questions…
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have built a 3D printed solid-state bioreactor that converts methane into succinate. Succinate is an industrial chemical used to make polymers, stabilize drugs and enhance food flavor. According to the team, the compact reactor performs more than 10 times better than conventional liquid-state systems and uses less power.…
An undisclosed donation from two Uppsala University alumni will help Professor Cecilia Persson’s research group move 3D printed resorbable metal implants from the laboratory toward clinical use. The funding is aimed at the time-critical steps between basic research and a potential application, including early-stage ideas and a first patent application. Persson, professor of materials science…
SnowX, a company based in Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu province, is developing the SnowPod, a compact metal additive manufacturing (metal AM) system that uses laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The company has published a Kickstarter pre-launch page ahead of a crowdfunding campaign scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, and users can currently sign up…
Lithuania-based 3D printing resin manufacturer AmeraLabs has expanded its dental materials portfolio with three new CE Class I-marked resins for common dental laboratory workflows. The new materials include CIT-25 for custom impression trays, SGR-28 for surgical guides and TRY-23 for dental try-in applications. AmeraLabs has developed each formulation around the mechanical, processing and handling requirements…
Belgian technology company Materialise has raised its full-year profit outlook after posting second-quarter 2026 revenue above EUR 70 million, with growth in medical devices and a rebound in aerospace and defense manufacturing more than offsetting a softer software business. The company, listed on Euronext and NASDAQ under MTLS, now expects Adjusted EBIT of 12,000 to…
Nike has revealed the third footwear design from its Air Works program, a 3D printed Air Max silhouette by Beijing designer Marc Su. Su developed the shoe with Nike mentors and 3D printed footwear manufacturer Zellerfeld. Su belongs to the first cohort of Air Works participants. Last spring, Nike brought this group of designers from…
San Francisco-based Flux, which develops AI software for printed circuit board (PCB) design, has introduced a feature that produces 3D printable enclosures directly from a user’s board layout. Users describe the housing they need in the Flux chat window, and the software builds a case sized to the board’s actual geometry, which can then be…
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) says revenue from its robotics customers more than doubled in the first half of 2026 compared with the first half of 2025. The digital manufacturing service provider attributes the increase to demand for rapid prototyping and low-volume production from robot developers, many of which are moving toward commercial deployment while their applications…
Velo3D has become a participating member of the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP). The company explained that the GIDEP participation will support its existing quality, reliability and supply-chain risk-management processes across its defense manufacturing work. Membership gives Velo3D access to technical, quality, reliability and supply-chain information shared between the U.S. government and industry. For a…
Zhenghui Sha, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin whose lab developed one of the world’s first operational cooperative 3D printing systems, has been named to the inaugural class of Chief of Naval Research Fellows. He is joined by computer science associate professor Joydeep Biswas, making UT the only…
Newcastle-based XYZO has launched an automated hybrid manufacturing platform designed to move polymer additive manufacturing from isolated 3D printing operations toward finished-part production. The system integrates additive processes with precision machining, finishing, inspection and process control. XYZO says this approach is intended to reduce manual intervention between individual manufacturing stages and create a controlled workflow…
3D scanning hardware and software developer Artec 3D has launched Artec Neo, a wireless 3D scanner designed for quality inspection and reverse engineering. Artec describes Neo as the first tolerance-driven wireless 3D scanner. Neo introduces what the Luxembourg-based company calls “tolerance-driven 3D scanning.” Rather than applying the same metrology workflow across an entire component, users…
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory have selected a new research project that will use microgravity to study how metal powder particles melt and mix, a process at the heart of metal 3D printing. Led by Patricia Weisensee of Washington University in St. Louis, the investigation aims…
