3D printed street furniture recycles concrete and brick waste

Regeneration of Urban Village Memory by BENTU DESIGN   Inorganic Growth is a research-driven project by BENTU DESIGN that converts construction waste from demolished urban villages into 3D printed urban furniture. By combining material reactivation with digital fabrication, the initiative transforms discarded concrete, brick rubble, and mortar into printable composites with cementitious performance. The developed … Read more

Chinese team sets new record for 3D printing speed-Xinhua

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — A team of Chinese researchers has developed a new high-speed 3D printing technology capable of achieving high-resolution printing of millimeter-scale complex objects in just 0.6 seconds, setting a new record for 3D printing speed, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Nature. As an essential tool for … Read more

Generative AI tool helps 3D print personal items that sustain daily use | MIT News

Generative artificial intelligence models have left such an indelible impact on digital content creation that it’s getting harder to recall what the internet was like before it. You can call on these AI tools for clever projects such as videos and photos — but their flair for the creative hasn’t quite crossed over into the … Read more

Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 2026

Autodesk has released Maya 2026, the new version of its 3D modeling and animation software. Unlike Autodesk’s recent annual updates to Maya, it does not introduce any complete new toolsets, but there are updates throughout the existing core functionality, including 3D modeling, retopology, shading, animation and simulation. There are also updates to Maya’s integration plugin … Read more

Holograms Take 3D Printing to the Next Level – With Amazing Precision and Speed

The method allows the fabrication of millimeter-scale objects within seconds. Credit: © LAPD EPFL Scientists have utilized holographic projections to achieve unprecedented resolution in a light-based 3D printing technique. Traditional 3D printing builds objects layer by layer, but tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing (TVAM) takes a different approach. It uses laser light to illuminate a rotating … Read more

3D printed biodegradable fungal ‘battery’ uses sugar to give power

Researchers produce 3D printed biodegradable fungal ‘battery’   Researchers from Empa’s Cellulose and Wood Materials laboratory develop 3D printed biodegradable fungal ‘battery’. It uses sugar to supply power to small devices like sensors for several days. After that, it degrades or digests itself from the inside. The 3D printed biodegradable battery is a mix of … Read more