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Researchers at RMIT University have created the first buoyant metal-polymer open-cell hybrid lattice metamaterial that floats in water, addressing a fundamental incompatibility between porous metal architectures and buoyancy. Published in…How RMIT Researchers Made 3D Printed Titanium Float on Water

Developer of composite 3D printing technologies Continuous Composites (CCI) has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the U.S. Navy to advance its Continuous Fiber…Continuous Composites Wins Navy Contract to 3D Print Multifunctional UAV Structures

The University of Maine has launched 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot, 3D printed vessel engineered to reach speeds near 40 knots and withstand offshore conditions, marking an advance for large-scale 3D…UMaine Launches 3Dirigo X: A 3D Printed 30-Foot Boat

U.S.-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to advance additive manufacturing for nuclear energy, broader energy…SRNL and 3D Systems Target Nuclear-Grade Components With New AM Partnership

Adidas has unveiled Futurecool, a fully 3D printed sneaker built on the brand’s Climacool ventilation legacy. A limited run of 400 individually numbered pairs went up for raffle on the…From Novelty to Volume: Adidas Bets on 3D Printed Scale With Futurecool

Queen’s University Belfast researchers have developed a dissolvable, 3D printed patch that delivers two anti-cancer drugs directly through the skin using microneedles too fine to draw blood, offering a potentially…QUB Researchers 3D Print a Dissolving Patch to Treat Skin Cancer

Coventry-based Sarginsons Industries has become the first foundry in the UK to invest in inorganic 3D sand core printing technology, committing £800,000 to a system capable of producing printed cores…Sarginsons: First UK Foundry to Install Inorganic 3D Sand Core Printing

Moisture remains one of the leading causes of failed FDM prints, wasted filament, and nozzle clogs, yet the standard remedies haven’t moved much in years. Heated dryer boxes work but…New FilaDC i10 by SUNLU and INSLOGIC Rethinks Filament Storage

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and A.J. Tuck Company have developed a hybrid manufacturing process, combining 3D printing, electroforming and hot isostatic pressing, that produces leak-free containers used to build critical…New Hybrid Process Turns 3D Printed Mandrel Into Leak-Free Nuclear Components

The U.S. Navy released new technical requirements Aug. 11 designed to rapidly scale metallic 3D printing across the submarine enterprise, stripping away administrative and engineering hurdles that have slowed the…Navy Fast-Tracks 3D Printed Parts to Boost Submarine Production