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VDMA survey reveals shifts in global 3D printing landscape

The German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association’s (VDMA) Additive Manufacturing Working Group has released the results ...
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New 3D printing tech fuses hard and soft structures in a single print — novel resin can create both with different light sources

There are tons of filament and resin options available for 3D printing today, but we've never come across one like this. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new 3D ...
Forbes

A 3D Printer On Every Desk? Why Companies Are Buying More 3D Printers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. Nearly a million desktop 3D printers priced under $2,500 were ...
Nature

Single-vat single-cure grayscale digital light processing 3D printing of materials with large property difference and high stretchability

Multimaterial additive manufacturing has important applications in various emerging fields. However, it is very challenging due to material and printing technology limitations. Here, we present a ...
Nature

Hybrid epoxy–acrylate resins for wavelength-selective multimaterial 3D printing

Structures in nature combine hard and soft materials in precise three-dimensional (3D) arrangements, imbuing bulk properties and functionalities that remain elusive to mimic synthetically. However, ...
Phys.org

Optimization of hard–soft material interfaces: A 3D printed imitation of bone–tendon connections

Most people can relate to having a laptop charger break right where the flexible cable meets the solid adapter. This is just one example of how difficult it is to effectively interface hard and soft ...