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What are the #3DInnovations that surprised us at #RAPIDTCT2024? ⭐ Our team has been onsite at this year's expo, and we can share which applications, machines, materials, and more that we considered the most innovative this year. Follow our colleague Madeleine Prior, Content Specialist at 3Dnatives, who will tell you all about it. #RAPIDTCT24 RAPID + TCT #3DPrinting

Would you 3D print with sugar? What about cigarette butts? Or diamond? 💎 There are some crazy #3dprinting materials out there, each with their own purpose. We gathered some of the most unusual in our latest listing!

Did you catch our review of the Einstar 3D scanner from SHINING 3D last year? If you didn't, be sure to check it out below to see what we thought of this budget, professional #3dscanner 👀

What's the secret to environmentally-friendly #healthcare? A research team at Heidelberg University believes it could be combining #3dprinting with microalgae. Check out our latest article to see how it works 👇

For many sports, specialized shoes are necessary. However, care and upkeep can be difficult. To address this, startup HYPSOLE has turned to #3dprinting to create the world's first cleat guards to protect athletes' footwear. We took a look at how it works ⚽️

Have you heard of #4dprinting? This manufacturing process, popularized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self-Assembly Lab, involves #3dprinting but with a new dimension: time. This means that parts made using this process will often react to an external factor such as heat in order to move and change even after they are finished. Check out the phenomenon in the video below or read our dedicated article here: https://lnkd.in/e7Gs8mz2 Source: Self Assembly Lab, MIT, Stratasys, Autodesk

Ford Motor Company is once again using #additivemanufacturing. This time, the famed car manufacturer is using resin and SLS solutions from Formlabs in prototyping as it works towards its goal to have a fully electric vehicle lineup in Europe by 2030 🏎

The UNDP is turning to #3dprinting! In order to construct buildings in Colombia, the agency has acquired a crane WASP 3D printer that is able to print with local soil. A new milestone in #sustainable #development?

How can #3dprinting be used to improve surgical outcomes with customized anatomical models? We spoke with MedScan3D, a company doing just that, to find out! 🏥

In the quest to remove so-called 'forever chemicals' from our waterways, researchers at the University of Bath have turned to #additivemanufacturing. More specifically, they have used #ceramic #3dprinting to create monoliths that could purify water by removing PFOA. We took a look at how they did it 🚰