Materiale: Polymers

Salubrious: 3D cushions in series with Programmable Foam

Salubrious: 3D cushions in series with Programmable Foam

Salubrious brings 3D printed wheelchair cushions into serial production with Create It REAL's Programmable Foam

The Programmable Foam technology developed by the Danish company Create It REAL makes a significant leap: from customization of orthopedic devices to serial production.

Pine cones in PLA: the 5% of waste improves 3D printing

Pine cones in PLA: the 5% of waste improves 3D printing

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

Gaultier: 3D printing and artisanal finishes in haute couture

Gaultier: 3D printing and artisanal finishes in haute couture

Jean Paul Gaultier brings 3D printing to haute couture with the AI 26-27 collection

The Parisian house Jean Paul Gaultier has integrated additive manufacturing into five looks of the Autumn/Winter 2026-27 collection, presented during haute couture week in Paris. The debut of Duran Lantink co

Balloon Banjo: resonance physics with 3D snap-fit

Balloon Banjo: resonance physics with 3D snap-fit

Balloon Banjo: the 3D-printed instrument that explores the physics of resonance

A 3D-printed banjo that uses an inflatable balloon as a resonance chamber. The project by Co:Creation Lab in Singapore turns a musical instrument into an accessible acoustics experiment.

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NASA: 3D cookies from plastic waste for space

NASA: 3D cookies from plastic waste for space

Dalla plastica al cibo: il progetto NASA che stampa in 3D biscotti proteici dai rifiuti

Un gruppo di ricercatori della Southern Illinois University Carbondale ha sviluppato μBites, un biscotto proteico stampato in 3D ottenuto trasformando rifiuti plastici e agricoli in ingredienti alimentari. Il pr

ORNL: hybrid 3D and electroforming process for nuclear

ORNL: hybrid 3D and electroforming process for nuclear

ORNL and A.J. Tuck develop hybrid additive manufacturing process for nuclear

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a technology that combines polymer 3D printing and electroforming to produce leak-free HIP containers. The process simplifies the production of components

SLICE: 3D printing transforms tennis balls into sneakers

SLICE: 3D printing transforms tennis balls into sneakers

SLICE: from used tennis balls to new sneakers thanks to 3D printing

A young designer transforms a sports waste into footwear using 3D-printed guides. The project aims to give new life to millions of balls that end up in landfills every year.

Soroosh Riazi Isfahani, student

Megalosaurus: 14 3D printers recreate the dinosaur

Megalosaurus: 14 3D printers recreate the dinosaur

Desktop 3D printers recreate the Megalosaurus: 166 million years in seven weeks

Fourteen desktop 3D printers worked for seven weeks to bring back to life the first dinosaur ever named by science. The result is a spectacular exhibition at Blenheim Palace in England, wh

E.ON: 3D walls in recycled plastic for the new hub

E.ON: 3D walls in recycled plastic for the new hub

E.ON chooses 3D printing for the interiors of the new Berlin space: walls made with recycled plastic

The energy group E.ON has integrated large-format additive manufacturing into the House of New Energy project, the new exhibition center inaugurated in the historic Am Tacheles complex of

Act’ble: modular 3D pointe shoes against injuries

Act’ble: modular 3D pointe shoes against injuries

Act’ble reinvents the pointe shoe with 3D printing

A German startup applies additive manufacturing to classical ballet, creating modular pointe shoes that last longer and reduce injuries for professional ballerinas.

Professional ballerinas consume hundreds of pairs of shoes

Michigan: new AM hub, medical implants and ceramic walls

Michigan: new AM hub, medical implants and ceramic walls

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

Stratasys: record consumables in Q2, industrial use grows

Stratasys: record consumables in Q2, industrial use grows

Stratasys: consumables at all-time highs in Q2 2026, defense grows

The results of Stratasys's second quarter 2026 reveal a 3D printing market still cautious about investments in new systems, but with positive signals from the intensive use of installed machines. The most significant data...

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