Shenzhen-based leading 3D printer manufacturer Creality has successfully concluded its sponsorship of the First Funbotics Camp (the First Camp) organized by Yale Funbotics, a non-profit organization w…
Promoting STEM confidence in classrooms with 3DPrinterOS’ TinkerCAD integration
US-based software companies 3D Control Systems and Autodesk had previously introduced platforms named 3DPrinterOS and TinkerCAD respectively. Now, the companies have announced an upgrade by combining …
Lithuanian researchers create an eco-friendly sustainable 3D printing bio-resin
Researchers from the Lithuania-based Vilnius University and the Kaunas University of Technology have developed an environmentally-friendly, recyclable resin for use within the Optical 3D printing (O3P…
Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association commissions first research project
Global trade group Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) has announced a systematic review into the environmental sustainability of metal 3D printing. The organization’s first literary…
Could bulk metallic glass 3D printing be Desktop Metal’s next move?
A research paper co-authored by researchers at Yale University, MIT and engineers at Massachusetts 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal, demonstrates the possibility of 3D printing amorphous metals. …
MIT, Yale and University of Nottingham examine environment impact of 3D printing
In a special issue of Yale University’s Journal of Industrial Ecology, researchers present further analysis on the environmental performance of 3D printing. According to Tim Gutowski, Professor of Mec…
3D printed micro-ships get a drug test from leading U.S. universities
In a development reminiscent of science-fiction, microscopic, 3D printed ships have proved capable of treating damaged brain tissue. The latest device to seemingly receive shrink-ray treatment is the …
oVert to scan over 20000 vertebrates for free download and 3D printing
The openVertebrate (oVert) project is scanning between 20,000 and 30,000 fluid-preserved vertebrate specimens from institutions across the US and making them freely available to 3D print on the Morpho…
Yale journal looks at impact of 3D printing on health and environment
A special edition of the “Journal of Industrial Ecology,” a peer-reviewed scientific journal produced by the Center for Industrial Ecology (CIE) at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Stud…