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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the National University of Singapore, and Koç University have developed an optofluidic 3D microfabrication…Optofluidic assembly method enables 3D microstructures from metals, oxides, and quantum dots

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are using large-scale 3D printing methods that turn recycled plastic into construction-grade beams, trusses, and other structural elements. The team envisions lightweight,…MIT Turns Plastic Waste Into Lightweight, Durable Housing Frames

A new World Economic Forum (WEF) report includes AM in its policy recommendations aimed at strengthening regional manufacturing capabilities and supply chain flexibility. Developed with consulting firm Kearney and drawing…WEF Report Names AM in its New Supply Chain Policy Blueprint

Digital manufacturing firm VulcanForms has secured $220 million in an oversubscribed financing round led by Eclipse and 1789 Capital, with participation from Washington Harbour, Fontinalis, IEQ Capital, and other investors.…VulcanForms Secures $220M to Expand U.S. Production, Cut Reliance on Foreign Supply Chains

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced two new project calls totaling $8 million, focused on materials development and qualification challenges in defense…New $8M America Makes Calls Target Defense AM Materials

Industrial 3D printer manufacturer AON3D has raised new growth capital in a funding round led by venture capital firm Cycle Capital, with participation from Desjardins Capital and continued backing from…AI + 3D Printing: AON3D Raises Growth Capital for Production-Scale Polymers

Global standards organization ASTM International has been selected for a NATO-funded initiative on unmanned surface vehicle (USV) standardization, titled “Unmanned Surface Vehicles Standardization: Current Status and Future Outlook.” The project…NATO Taps ASTM to Standardize USVs, Using AM to Accelerate Deployment

Hadrian, the AI-driven advanced manufacturing company, has launched Hadrian Additive, a new division focused on delivering production-ready, scalable additive manufacturing to the U.S. defense sector and allied partners. This move…Hadrian Additive Takes 3D Printing from Prototype to Production for U.S. Defense

U.S. company creating patient-specific spinal implants Nivalon Medical Technologies has developed what it describes as the first fully patient-specific spinal implant that preserves natural motion without metal components. The device…Nivalon Leverages AI and 3D Printing to Create Personalized, Motion-Preserving Spinal Implants

Precision Additive, a U.S.-based manufacturer of metal additive manufacturing systems, has launched its first laser powder bed fusion machine, the PA-300. The system is intended to produce qualification-ready metal components…“World’s Fastest” Metal 3D Printer? Precision Additive launches AI-powered LPBF