MIT's InstructMesh: 3D generative AI meets real manufacturing

A 3D model generated by artificial intelligence can look perfect on screen but prove unusable in production. MIT has developed a system that allows correcting these defects without CAD skills

Construction 3D Printing for high-risk sites: the Ukrainian proposal to protect personnel

3D concrete printing can become a safety tool on dangerous construction sites. Research from the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture proposes an integrated system

Multimaterial 2PP printing: the LLNL patent eliminates vat change with two wavelengths

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has filed a patent for a Two-Photon Polymerization printing system that allows varying the material properties without interrupting the process. The t

Electropolishing for LPBF lattice structures: research on AlSi10Mg

Laser powder bed fusion makes it possible to create geometries that are impossible to machine with traditional methods. But those same geometries are often impossible to finish as well. New research published in the Chinese J

3D-printed tornado shelters: the search for more accessible structures

Kansas State University is developing tornado shelters made with 3D-printed concrete. The goal is to create affordable structures that can save lives in at-risk areas.

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Ames National Laboratory installs an atomizer for refractory metal powders up to 3,400 °C

The US Department of Energy has installed at Ames National Laboratory a new atomization system designed to produce powders from refractory metals and alloys. The plant can

MAASS develops full-color resin 3D printer with six vats

The US company MAASS is developing a resin 3D printer capable of reproducing the entire color spectrum. The SHIMMY system uses a radically different approach from current standards, based on multiple vats and pul

3D-printed TPMS electrodes improve redox flow battery performance

An international research group led by the University of Waterloo has demonstrated that the internal geometry of electrodes, mathematically designed and fabricated with 3D printing, can substantially modify the

Five 3D-printed reefs have been placed off the coast of Argentario at a depth of about 10 meters to protect the seabed from illegal fishing and create new habitats for marine fauna and Posidonia oceanica.

PLA filament with pine cone flour: the Romanian study that turns forest waste into 3D printing material

A team of Romanian researchers has developed a composite filament that incorporates ground Scots pine cones into traditional PLA. The study, published in the journal Sustainability, d

Modly brings AI 3D model generation to the PC: free, open source, and completely offline

A desktop alternative to cloud services for generating three-dimensional meshes via artificial intelligence arrives. The open source project allows transforming images and texts into 3D models

Lawrence Livermore eliminates external magnets from metal jetting: molten metal becomes actuator

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed a metal 3D printing system that uses electric current through molten metal to simultaneously generate the force of