Bambu Lab A1 Used to Directly 3D Print Copper Electroplated Parts

Bambu Lab A1 Used to Directly 3D Print Copper Electroplated Parts

• Bambu Lab A1 Used to Directly 3D Print Copper Electroplated Parts Share this Article Maker Dzingofwas doing tonnes of electroplating of desktop and other 3D prints years ago with

6-meter catamaran 3D printed in 160 hours as monolithic open-water vessel

6-meter catamaran 3D printed in 160 hours as monolithic open-water vessel

• 6-meter catamaran 3D printed in 160 hours as monolithic open-water vessel Robotic 3D printing produces 6-meter monolithic catamaran designed for scalable marine manufacturing • V

Stop Ironing 3D Prints

Stop Ironing 3D Prints

• If you want smooth top surfaces on your 3D printed parts, a common technique is to turn on ironing in your slicer • This causes the head to drag through the top of the part, emit

3D Printed Dragon Lamp #AdafruitLearnGuide

• After watching the AKOTSK season finale I’m revisiting all things Westeros • In this project we’re 3D printing a Dragon Lamp • This dragon was inspired by Game of Thrones and act

Open Hardware · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 202 words

LIVE! 3D Hangouts with Noe and Pedro

• This week @adafruit released the LED shoji lamp using the Circuit Playground Express • Looking at some prototyping and work in progress • This week’s time lapse features a twisty

Open Hardware · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 124 words

3D Printing Financials: Xometry Reports Record 2025 Results and CEO Transition

• 3D Printing Financials: Xometry Reports Record 2025 Results and CEO Transition Share this Article Xometry(Nasdaq:XMTR) just delivered a milestone quarter and also announced a maj

Australian Researchers Develop Accelerator-Free Underwater 3D Concrete Printing System

Australian Researchers Develop Accelerator-Free Underwater 3D Concrete Printing System

• Australian Researchers Develop Accelerator-Free Underwater 3D Concrete Printing System Share this Article Infrastructure projects are just as important as housingto the additive

New Shades for 3D Systems NextDent Denture Jetting

New Shades for 3D Systems NextDent Denture Jetting

• New Shades for 3D Systems NextDent Denture Jetting Share this Article 3D Systems NextDentis expanding its denture jetting portfolio • The company is adding three new shades of gu

Sub-Second Volumetric 3D Printing

Sub-Second Volumetric 3D Printing

• One of the more promising 3D printing technologies that hasn’t quite yet had its spotlight is volumetric 3D printing. • Researchers from the Department of Automation, Tsinghua Un

Multimodal AI Sensor Fusion Targets 3D Print Faults

Multimodal AI Sensor Fusion Targets 3D Print Faults

• Researchers have proposed a multimodal sensor fusion approach to AI-based fault detection in 3D printing, aiming to push AM monitoring closer to reliable, Industry 4.0 operation.

New Colorado Bill to Ban 3D Printed Firearms Draws Lawsuit Threat

New Colorado Bill to Ban 3D Printed Firearms Draws Lawsuit Threat

• Colorado lawmakers have introduced legislation that would make it a criminal offense to manufacture firearms using 3D printers or CNC milling machines without a federal license.

3D Printed Pipe Embeds Heater And Sensor For Space

3D Printed Pipe Embeds Heater And Sensor For Space

• A European team demonstrated a 3D printed, spacecraft-grade pipe segment with an embedded heater and temperature sensor to streamline thermal loop integration. • The work targets

3D Printing Financials: Materialise Reports Strong Finish to 2025, Led by Medical Growth

3D Printing Financials: Materialise Reports Strong Finish to 2025, Led by Medical Growth

• 3D Printing Financials: Materialise Reports Strong Finish to 2025, Led by Medical Growth Share this Article Materialise(Nasdaq:MTLS) closed out 2025 with a solid fourth quarter,

Keysight Launches 3D Interconnect Designer for Chiplets and 3DICs

• The W3510E workflow targets pre-layout modeling, EM analysis, and early UCIe and BoW validation for advanced AI infrastructure designs. • The W3510E workflow targets pre-layout m

Electronics & EE · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 168 words
3D Atomic-Scale Metrology of Strain Relaxation And Roughness in GAAFETs Via Electron Ptychography (Cornell, ASM, TSMC)

3D Atomic-Scale Metrology of Strain Relaxation And Roughness in GAAFETs Via Electron Ptychography (Cornell, ASM, TSMC)

• Home Systems & Design Low Power - High Performance Manufacturing, Packaging & Materials Test, Measurement & Analytics Auto, Security & Enabling Technologies Special Reports Busin

Automation Alley Expands Industrial 3D Printing Access for SMEs

Automation Alley Expands Industrial 3D Printing Access for SMEs

• Michigan organization supporting advanced manufacturingAutomation Alley’sProject DIAMOnDhas made its Digital Transformation Center (DTC) available to companies beyond its members

MIT Engineers 3D Print Fully Functional Electric Motor

MIT Engineers 3D Print Fully Functional Electric Motor

• MIT engineers have 3D printed a working electric motor. • That’s quite a feat because electric motors are made of metal and plastic, and most 3D printers can make objects in one

The 3D Printing Pioneers' Journey from HZG Group: From Bavaria to the World

The 3D Printing Pioneers' Journey from HZG Group: From Bavaria to the World

• The 3D Printing Pioneers’ Journey from HZG Group: From Bavaria to the World Share this Article In Lichtenfels, two hours’ drive north of Munich, there is a globally recognized 3D

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

• New NextDent Jet Base colors pair with digital tooth shades on the NextDent 300 for multi-material, one-piece dentures. • 3D Systems announced three new NextDent Jet Base shades

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

3D Systems adds three gum shades to jetted denture line

• New NextDent Jet Base colors pair with digital tooth shades on the NextDent 300 for multi-material, one-piece dentures. • 3D Systems announced three new NextDent Jet Base shades

Siemens wins packaging design award at Chiplet Summit

Siemens wins packaging design award at Chiplet Summit

• Siemens wins the ‘Packaging: Design’ award at the 2026 Chiplet Summit Best of Show. • Innovator3D IC enables fast, predictable pathfinding for ASIC and chiplet integration across

3D Printed Dissolving Microneedles

3D Printed Dissolving Microneedles

• Researchers used 3D printed tooling to create dissolving microneedles that deliver drugs through the cheek. • Microneedle patches have been inching toward mainstream drug deliver

Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors

Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors

• Abstract Flexible tactile sensors are pivotal for advancing neuroprosthetics, human-machine interactions and intelligent robotics. • However, achieving highly sensitive tactile s

Materials Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 209 words
Colorado is working on a bill that would make it illegal to 3D print firearms and gun parts

Colorado is working on a bill that would make it illegal to 3D print firearms and gun parts

• Colorado is working on a bill that would make it illegal to 3D print firearms and gun parts The bill recently made it through the chamber’s House Judiciary Committee but still ha

Consumer Tech · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 292 words
MIT-developed 3D printer can output a fully functional electric motor in a single process - team only needed to magnetize the linear motor after printing, motors cost just 50 cents each

MIT-developed 3D printer can output a fully functional electric motor in a single process - team only needed to magnetize the linear motor after printing, motors cost just 50 cents each

• MIT-developed 3D printer can output a fully functional electric motor in a single process - team only needed to magnetize the linear motor after printing, motors cost just 50 cen

I 3D Printed Dyson Vacuum Tools and Other Cool Home Accessories

I 3D Printed Dyson Vacuum Tools and Other Cool Home Accessories

• Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. • If you buy through our links, we may get a commission.Reviews e

Consumer Tech · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 266 words
Who's The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 22, 2026

Who's The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 22, 2026

• Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week. • Publicly traded companies are required to post their financial reports, as we

Colorado law could force surveillance for 3D printers to prevent use for making gun parts - fourth state to propose new bans is expanding firearms laws to regulate digital files

Colorado law could force surveillance for 3D printers to prevent use for making gun parts - fourth state to propose new bans is expanding firearms laws to regulate digital files

• Colorado law could force surveillance for 3D printers to prevent use for making gun parts - fourth state to propose new bans is expanding firearms laws to regulate digital files

Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors

Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors

• Abstract Flexible tactile sensors are pivotal for advancing neuroprosthetics, human-machine interactions and intelligent robotics. • However, achieving highly sensitive tactile s

Materials Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 215 words
3D Printing News Briefs, February 21, 2026: Vapor Smoothing, Brain Models, & More

3D Printing News Briefs, February 21, 2026: Vapor Smoothing, Brain Models, & More

• 3D Printing News Briefs, February 21, 2026: Vapor Smoothing, Brain Models, & More Share this Article In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with material and p

Boston Scientific's Penumbra Acquisition: Impacts and 3D Printing Opportunities in Vascular Medicine

Boston Scientific's Penumbra Acquisition: Impacts and 3D Printing Opportunities in Vascular Medicine

• Anthony Palumbo and Charles Goulding analyze Boston Scientific’s US$14.5 billion acquisition of Penumbra, showing how additive manufacturing can accelerate thrombectomy and neuro

ATI Backs Alloyed's 3D Printed Superalloy for Jet Engines

ATI Backs Alloyed's 3D Printed Superalloy for Jet Engines

• UK-based alloy design firm andOxford University-spinoutAlloyedhas received £1 million from the UK’sAerospace Technology Institute(ATI)Programmeto help bring a new nickel superall

First-ever 3D map of Uranus' upper atmosphere shows how magnetic field shapes auroras

First-ever 3D map of Uranus' upper atmosphere shows how magnetic field shapes auroras

• First-ever 3D map of Uranus’ upper atmosphere shows how magnetic field shapes auroras Uranus’ magnetic field is tilted by nearly 60 degrees and offset from the planet’s centre. •

Multimaterial 3D printer builds fully functional electric motor from scratch in hours

Multimaterial 3D printer builds fully functional electric motor from scratch in hours

• Multimaterial 3D printer builds fully functional electric motor from scratch in hours MIT researchers printed a working electric motor in hours using a multimaterial 3D-printing

Panoramic Film Camera Made from 3D Printed Parts

Panoramic Film Camera Made from 3D Printed Parts

• Even though digital cameras have lowered the barrier of entry to photography dramatically, as well as made it much easier for professionals and amateurs alike to capture stunning

3D method can accurately measure gravity in wide binary stars, as demonstrated by pilot study

• Since the third Gaia data release in 2022, wide binary stars with separation greater than several thousand astronomical units have been intensely investigated across the world, t

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words
This One Trick Makes Your FFF 3D Printer a Bit Safer

This One Trick Makes Your FFF 3D Printer a Bit Safer

• There’s one trick you should be doing to keep your workspace safer when 3D printing. • It’s now well-known that FFF 3D printers tend to produce atmospheric pollutants. • There ar

Telemeter Launches 3D Printable Electromagnetic Absorber Filament for Automotive Radar

Telemeter Launches 3D Printable Electromagnetic Absorber Filament for Automotive Radar

• Telemeter Electronic is pushing electromagnetic absorber design into everyday FFF with a new filament tuned for automotive radar frequencies. • As vehicles add more radar and hig

Researchers develop curcumin-based photoinitiator for multifunctional 3D printed GelMA scaffolds

Researchers develop curcumin-based photoinitiator for multifunctional 3D printed GelMA scaffolds

• Researchers at theUniversity of Creteand theFoundation for Research and Technology-Hellas(FORTH/IESL) have reported a one-step strategy for fabricating bioactive 3D hydrogel scaf

Hexagon Launches New Certified Marker-Free HYPERSCAN 3D Scanner

Hexagon Launches New Certified Marker-Free HYPERSCAN 3D Scanner

• Swedish software developerHexagonhas introduced a portable 3D scanning system that removes the need for reference targets, addressing setup delays in production inspection workfl

PyRadiomics-cuda: 3D features extraction from medical images for HPC using GPU acceleration

PyRadiomics-cuda: 3D features extraction from medical images for HPC using GPU acceleration

• Computer Science > Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing [Submitted on 3 Oct 2025 (v1), last revised 19 Feb 2026 (this version, v2)] Title:PyRadiomics-cuda: 3D features ex

Preservation through technology: 3D modeling of a historic building from 15th century

• Marco Funari, the project focused on developing a 3D model of a Grade I listed historic site, providing an accurate representation of the building’s current condition to support

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 140 words

Software accelerates 3D interconnect design

• The Keysight Chiplet 3D Interconnect Designer automates the design of 3D interconnects for chiplet and 3DIC advanced packages. • By removing time-consuming manual steps, the tool

Electronics & EE · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 231 words

3D Hangouts - Lamps, Frames and Fidgets #3DThursday

• 3D Hangouts - Lamps, Frames and Fidgets This week @adafruit released the stained glass lamp using the CircuitPlayground Bluefruit. • Looking at some prototyping and work in progr

Open Hardware · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 230 words
3D Printing News Briefs: February 19, 2026: Market Data, Africa, Metal Parts for Defense, & More

3D Printing News Briefs: February 19, 2026: Market Data, Africa, Metal Parts for Defense, & More

• 3D Printing News Briefs: February 19, 2026: Market Data, Africa, Metal Parts for Defense, & More Share this Article We’re starting with some business news for you in today’s 3D P

From 'Magic' to Metal: How Intrepid Automation Wants to Make 3D Printing Matter at Scale

From 'Magic' to Metal: How Intrepid Automation Wants to Make 3D Printing Matter at Scale

• From ‘Magic’ to Metal: How Intrepid Automation Wants to Make 3D Printing Matter at Scale Share this Article Ben Wynne still talks about 3D printing the way people do when they’ve

Keysight adds 3D interconnect design tool to EDA suite

Keysight adds 3D interconnect design tool to EDA suite

• New software targets chiplet and 3DIC packaging, modeling complex geometries and streamlining multi-die workflows. • Keysight Technologies introduced 3D Interconnect Designer as

New Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast

New Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast

• Getting PCBs made is often the key step in taking a dodgy lab experiment and turning it into a functional piece of equipment. • However, it can be tedious to wait for PCBs to shi

Comprehensive Review Charts 3D Printed Meat Technology

Comprehensive Review Charts 3D Printed Meat Technology

• A new research review looks at the technologies behind 3D printed meat and what must happen before it scales. • The paper, titled ‘Additive Manufacturing in Food Systems: A Compr

3D printed carbon fiber meta-skins improve impact mitigation in foam-core composites

3D printed carbon fiber meta-skins improve impact mitigation in foam-core composites

• Researchers atSan Diego State University’s (SDSU)Experimental Mechanics LaboratoryandAdvanced Manufacturing Hubhave developed 3D printed continuous carbon fiber ‘meta-skins’ desi

Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity

Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity

• Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity New 3D bioelectronic device wraps neural organoids and maps nearly all brain-like activity. • Sci

Concrete 3D Printing Expands to Residential Pools, Enabling Complex Shapes

Concrete 3D Printing Expands to Residential Pools, Enabling Complex Shapes

• Yet another ingenious 3DCP application has emerged: swimming pools. • I saw aLinkedIn postby Axtra3D’s Rajiv Kulkarni, and tracked down what had occurred. • The project involved

Malware Campaigns Targets 3D Model Sites via Blender

Malware Campaigns Targets 3D Model Sites via Blender

• There are reports of malware being spread through online 3D model sites. • Aren’t 3D models mostly STL and 3MF files? • They can’t really carry malware payloads? • How could this

LIVE! 3D Hangouts with Noe and Pedro

• 3D Hangouts - Lamps, Frames and Fidgets This week @adafruit released the stained glass lamp using the CircuitPlayground Bluefruit. • Looking at some prototyping and work in progr

Open Hardware · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 79 words
Researchers 3D Print Body Powered Finger Prosthesis For Amputees

Researchers 3D Print Body Powered Finger Prosthesis For Amputees

• A new paper details a low-cost, body powered 3D printed finger prosthesis for trans-phalangeal amputees, signaling fresh momentum for practical, customizable partial-digit soluti

Unified Workflow Validates 3D Printed 14 DOF Humanoid

Unified Workflow Validates 3D Printed 14 DOF Humanoid

• A new paper outlines a unified, simulation-first pipeline that validates a lightweight, 3D printed 14 DOF humanoid before any plastic touches a heated bed. • Humanoid platforms a

3D Printing with Sound? Concordia Researchers Harness Acoustic Energy for Precision Microfabrication

3D Printing with Sound? Concordia Researchers Harness Acoustic Energy for Precision Microfabrication

• Researchers atConcordia Universityhave introduced a refined 3D printing strategy that uses acoustic energy to fabricate microscopic features directly onto soft polymers such as s

Rapid Fusion Surpasses £2M as On-Site 3D Printing Solutions Gain Traction

Rapid Fusion Surpasses £2M as On-Site 3D Printing Solutions Gain Traction

• Exeter-based technology specialistRapid Fusionhas achieved a new milestone, exceeding £2 million in revenue for the first time in its three-year history. • The company, operating

3D Printed Jack Mixes Two Filaments For Great Performance

3D Printed Jack Mixes Two Filaments For Great Performance

• If you’re looking to jack up your car and you don’t have anything on hand, your 3D printer might not be the first tool you look towards. • With that said, [Alan Reiner] had great

Is the TOP.E R1 the First Desktop 5-Axis 3D Printer?

Is the TOP.E R1 the First Desktop 5-Axis 3D Printer?

• Could this new device be the first desktop 5-axis 3D printer? • Five axes of motion have long been desired by 3D printer operators for a simple reason: you don’t normally need an