A team at Northwestern University has developed printable artificial neurons capable of triggering real neural activity in living tissue, according to a study published in Nature Nanotechnology. The finding matters because lab-built hardware isn’t just simulating brain signaling but producing responses indistinguishable enough from biological signals that actual neurons react to them. Led by professor…
The Nordic Additive Manufacturing Alliance (NAMA) marks the first time Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have formally united their expertise in additive manufacturing under a single cooperative framework. Backed by Nordic Innovation through the Nordic Forward: Competitiveness and Resilience for 2050 program, the initiative runs from 2026 to 2028 and brings together four national pillars:…
Semiconductor manufacturing sits at the foundation of modern electronics, yet the barrier to entry is so extreme that meaningful research remains out of reach for most institutions. Extreme Ultraviolet lithography, the dominant technology for printing circuits onto silicon, relies on machines costing upward of $200 million that occupy entire rooms. Faculty at the University of…
Hamburg-based 3D Spark GmbH has obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its information security management practices. The company’s SaaS platform serves industrial organizations navigating manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain decisions — converting 2D inputs into 3D models, evaluating production technologies, estimating costs, lead times, and environmental impact, and helping teams determine make-or-buy strategies for components. As…
US company Superfeet has expanded its ME3D platform to allow consumers to generate personalized, 3D printed insoles directly from an iPhone scan on superfeet.com, no specialist equipment, no clinic visit required. The underlying technology is driven by a proprietary algorithm built on podiatric data and biomechanical research. After completing a guided foot scan, users can…
Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a 3D printing method capable of producing hair-thin filaments that bend, twist, expand, or contract in response to temperature, behaving, in essence, like programmable artificial muscles. The work, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, comes from the lab…
Kila has launched Version 2.0 of its custom running insoles, built around NanoPEBA — a proprietary foam compound from the same Peba material family used in elite carbon-plated racing shoes. Runners scan their feet at home via iPhone FaceID technology, and the insoles are manufactured at Kila’s new San Diego facility before being shipped directly…
A team of engineers at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has demonstrated a manufacturing pathway for copper rocket nozzles using high-pressure cold spray (HPCS) technology. The results point to the technique’s potential as a faster, more scalable alternative to conventional production methods, one that could reduce costs and lead times for high-performance aerospace components,…
3D Printing for Healthcare is the topic of our next event, AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th. A French collaborative team presented the case for 3D printed surgical simulators at AMA: Healthcare 2025, walking attendees through the development of Otosurg, a multi-material ear surgery training model that combines clinical realism, anatomical customization, and validated competency…
Sandvik AB has announced the sale of its Additive Manufacturing business unit to Mimir, a Sweden-based global investment firm. The unit, which sits within Sandvik’s Machining business area, produces metal powders for additive manufacturing, metal injection molding, and hot isostatic pressing, along with controlled expansion alloys for niche industrial uses. The transaction is expected to…
For twelve years, Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Creality has worked to make 3D printing more accessible, helping users around the world turn ideas into physical creations. What started as a desktop 3D printer manufacturer has grown into a consumer 3D creation ecosystem spanning printers, scanners, laser devices, materials, software platforms, and creator communities across approximately…
With AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th putting 3D printing in healthcare under the spotlight, voices from across the industry are weighing in on where the technology is heading. Hospitals across Canada are sitting on unmet clinical needs, custom devices, workflow tools, and patient-specific equipment that commercial suppliers don’t make and procurement systems can’t move…
3D Printing for Healthcare is the topic of our next event, AMA: Healthcare on June 4th. For decades, orthotics and prosthetics relied on the same fundamental craft: plaster molds, thermoformed plastic, and hands-on adjustments at every fitting. The results were functional, but stagnant. Jan Rosicky, Co-Founder and Chief of Business Development at Invent Medical, watched…
Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has finally revealed the A2L, an open-frame large-format 3D printer with a 330 x 320 x 325 mm build volume. The machine adds hands-free leveling and offset adjustment, multi-color printing, blade cutting, pen plotting, and indoor air quality certification to the company’s open-frame printer range. A2L provides 105% more…
3D Printing for Healthcare is the topic of our next online event, AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th. At the center of that discussion is work being done not in a clinical setting, but at the intersection of materials science, cellular biology, and additive fabrication. Dr. Priscila Melo, Lecturer in Bioengineering at Newcastle University and…
With AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th putting 3D printing in healthcare under the spotlight, voices from across the industry are weighing in on where the technology is heading. Among the clearest is EOS, the Munich-founded laser powder bed technology company, which is making the case that the orthotics and prosthetics industry has spent long…
3D Printing for Healthcare is the focus of AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th, register now to join the conversation. Two companies are making a coordinated push to move lithography-based metal manufacturing out of the research lab and onto the factory floor. During AMA Healthcare 2025, Dr. Gerald Mitteramskogler, CEO and founder of Vienna-based Incus…
Creality, a Shenzhen-based maker of consumer 3D printing products, listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under ticker 3388.HK, issuing 73,427,550 H-shares and raising net proceeds of about HK$1.272 billion. Shares opened at HK$33.88, about 80% above the IPO price. Creality described itself as the first consumer 3D printing company to…
3D printer manufacturer Peopoly has introduced the GIGA 800 FGF Printer, a large-format pellet-extrusion system for industrial tooling, composite mold making, automotive fixtures, and architectural design. Base pricing starts at $15,000 USD (EXW). Build volume measures 800 x 800 x 800 mm. Product materials place the machine within a workflow built around Klipper, Orca Slicer,…
With AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th putting 3D printing in healthcare under the spotlight, voices from across the industry are weighing in on where the technology is heading. The term “digital twin” has long been synonymous with sprawling factory floors, aerospace assembly lines, and industrial automation, virtual replicas of physical processes generating continuous feedback…
