Carbon is expanding its European presence through strategic sales partnerships with Selltek by Dedem and Solid Print3D. Selltek, a leading Italian 3D printing dealer, will be Carbon's first sales partner in Italy. Solid Print3D, a UK-based 3D printing expert and dealer, will become Carbon's first UK sales partner. These European partnerships will help Carbon accelerate its growth in Europe.

Injection molding is the most important process in the plastics industry and enables the fast and cost-effective production of components in so-called high-throughput in almost any shape and size. Transparent glass could not be molded in this process until now.

For the first time, researchers have created a low-cost reusable support method to reduce the need for 3D printers to print wasteful supports, vastly improving cost-effectiveness and sustainability for 3D printing.

On 22 - 24th of March 2021 IDTechEx attended (virtually) the LOPEC conference, organised by the European Organic Electronics Association (OEA). This premium article reviews a selection of the most interesting and/or commercially relevant talks.

Saab has successfully conducted the trial which marked the first time an exterior 3D printed part has been flown on a Gripen, rather than internal 3D printed components. The purpose of the trial was to test how additive manufacturing could be used in battlefield damage repair.

A printable hydrogel made of ultrashort peptides could help shape cells into viable tissues.

The new Masking Fixture Module of the FDM Fixture Generator turns complex part surfaces into protective plugs, masks, and enclosures.

Army researchers collaborated with academic partners to improve additive manufacturing. This partnership may help deliver extreme lightweight components to future soldiers.

Researchers have uncovered an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks, turning them into "a wireless power grid" for powering Internet of Things devices that today need batteries to operate.

Exploration of extremely cold environments, from Earth's polar regions to the moon and Mars, requires technology that can rapidly store and deliver electricity at ultralow temperatures. NASA's Perseverance rover, for example, needs heaters to keep the rover's battery system from freezing in Martian temperatures averaging about -81 F (-62 C).

The warmer temperature and blooming flowers signal the arrival of spring. However, worries about respiratory diseases are also on the rise due to fine dust and viruses. The lung, which is vital to breathing, is rather challenging to create artificially for experimental use due to its complex structure and thinness. Recently, a research team has succeeded in producing an artificial lung model using 3D printing.

Ford is teaming up with HP to innovatively reuse spent 3D printed powders and parts, closing the loop and turning them into injection molded vehicle parts - an industry first.

VELO3D and JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corporation have entered into a definitive business combination agreement.

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Researchers have designed a new bioink which allows small human-sized airways to be 3D-bioprinted with the help of patient cells for the first time. The 3D-printed constructs are biocompatible and support new blood vessel growth into the transplanted material. This is an important first step towards 3D-printing organs.

Market research companies of all sizes generally pitch the 2020 market for Internet of Things at $200-£500 billion. They cite the leading players as companies with around that in total sales! These companies have mostly been large for quite a while so have their traditional businesses collapsed and been replaced by this great new thing? There is no evidence for that. So what do the pundits say these massive sums consist of?

For a long time, graphene has been cited as the wonder material that will change the world. The reality has been very different; disillusionment has started to grow as the hype has not translated into revenue. Is the "tipping point" finally approaching?

Palari Group and Mighty Buildings have secured a site and commenced development of the world's first community of 3D-printed zero net energy homes located in Rancho Mirage, California.

VELO3D is pleased to announce that Chromalloy recently selected the VELO3D Sapphire system as their additive manufacturing solution to significantly impact the economics of future Maintenance, Repair & Operations projects in Chromalloy's aviation and energy markets.