Chinese researchers have created 3D-printed cementitious supercapacitors capable of combining energy storage and mechanical strength. The prototypes, with interdigitated electrodes, open the way to building components with integrated electrical functions.

3D-printed lattices made with conductive resin become distributed sensors: electrical tomography reconstructs the map of internal damage in real time. Study by the University of Glasgow published in Advanced Functional Materials.

PrusaLab developed a carbon fork for a competition handbike with Jan Tománek, using 3D printing for prototypes and iterations over ten months. The final component is not printed but made of composite, with 3,500 km of testing.

Stratasys presented the F870 at IMTS 2026, a large-format FDM platform for industrial production, with a build volume of 1000 x 610 x 610 mm and a heated chamber. The system is already in use at Rivian and Toyota.

The 3D printing sector grows in Q2 2026, but the results of publicly traded companies are uneven. Competitive pressure on margins and leadership, with SpaceX influential on Velo3D.

Impossible Objects has closed a $40 million Series B round to expand production of additive manufacturing systems for composites, aiming to produce up to 10,000 drone bodies per month for the American army.

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

Subaru uses color 3D printing to reduce errors in production

Subaru of Indiana Automotive has introduced a color-coding system for 3D-printed tools, turning color into an error prevention tool. The solution uses Onyx GF material from Mar

University of Maine launches production of nine 3D-printed homes with bio-based materials

The University of Maine moves from the experimental phase to serial production of 3D-printed homes. The university's Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) will build up to nine homes in the’

Burton Bikes Raptor I: the enduro mountain bike with a hybrid frame of 3D-printed titanium and carbon

After two years of development, New Zealand's Burton Bikes has completed the first working prototype of the Raptor I, an enduro mountain bike that combines structural joints in 3D-printed titanium

Michigan launches a new center for additive manufacturing, while 3D printing revolutionizes medicine and architecture

Automation Alley e Oakland University hanno inaugurato un centro di eccellenza per la manifattura avanzata in Michigan. Intanto, chirurghi israeliani hanno salvato una paziente oncol

3D-printed coral-inspired scaffold reprograms immune cells to regenerate bone

Chinese researchers have developed a 3D-printed biomimetic scaffold that not only provides a structure for bone growth, but also actively intervenes in the immune environment of the area