La stampa 3D reinventa scaffold medici con microcanali esagonali per i nervi e strutture gyroid per le ossa. Materiali approvati e geometrie intelligenti migliorano la rigenerazione, ma validazione clinica e normativa sono ancora necessarie.

Modelli computazionali e machine learning consentono di prevedere proprietà e comportamento di leghe avanzate come HEA e RCCA prima della produzione, accelerando lo sviluppo di materiali su misura per applicazioni estreme in aerospaziale e industria.

Stampa 3D e scansioni personalizzano l’attrezzatura equestre su misura. Sensori e progettazione CAD ottimizzano selle, solette e finimenti. Materiali avanzati e strutture reticolari migliorano comfort e performance, integrando tecnologia e competenze professionali per il benessere animale.

ELEGOO launches the Centauri Carbon 2 Combo emoji edition: exclusive design, themed interface, and official models included. A move to transform 3D printers into lifestyle products and expand the audience beyond traditional makers.

3D desktop printers are moving out of the maker niche to conquer professional production. China dominates 90% of the consumer market. Multicolor printing, AI, and increasing reliability enable final parts for cinema and industry, pushing the sector toward distributed manufacturing.

3D-printed living materials with bioluminescent microorganisms react to chemical stimuli by emitting blue light. Battery-free and electronics-free autonomous sensors to monitor water and the environment through repeatable visual signals.

Tsinghua University's DISH technology revolutionizes volumetric 3D printing by eliminating layering. It uses holographic light fields and wave optics to print millimeter objects in 0.6 seconds with a uniform resolution of 19 μm over 1 cm of depth. Ideal for biomedicine and microfluidics.

ColorMix in beta on PrusaSlicer enables multicolor printing with few filaments, alternating them per layer to simulate new shades. It works without additional hardware on multi-material printers, but is calibrated only for Prusament PLA and Prusa XL.

Colossal Biosciences has developed artificial eggs with 3D-printed shells and silicone membranes: 26 chicks have hatched. The technology aims to save endangered species and bring back the giant moa, whose eggs no living bird can incubate.

A new patent uses frequency control to optimize de-powdering in 3D printing: 30% reduced times, greater repeatability and transferability between machines. It requires sensors, but the ROI is 2-5 years for complex components.

LEAP 71 compares a classic nozzle and an aerospike of 20 kN in CuCrZr: the first is stable and efficient beyond 93%, the second at 50 bar but with startup criticalities. Mature nozzle for immediate missions, promising aerospike for multi-regime efficiency and reusable launches.

ESA is developing Smart Skin, an intelligent 3D-printed skin for space robotic arms. The flexible coating integrates thermal protection, sensors, and wiring for lunar and Martian missions, overcoming the limits of traditional insulation.