A friend of mine and I both have a similar project in mind, the manufacture of custom footwear with our hackerspace’s shiny new multi-material 3D printer. It seems like a match made in heaven, a ...

EPFL researchers have discovered that a soft material originally optimized for 3D printing may solve a longstanding challenge ...

Researchers have tested PA12 and ground tire rubber composites for Selective Laser Sintering. The paper, titled Dynamic ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass.—Formlabs Inc. has released a new soft-touch powder for thermoplastic elastomers in 3D printing. Known as TPU 90A Powder, the material is intended to be used with Fuse Series SLS ...

Researchers have found a way to make flexible 3D material far more durable. TPU is a type of elastomer, and it is one of the ...

Self-healing materials are being developed by RIT researchers to further improve additive manufacturing, specifically 3D-printed products, to make them stronger and more resilient. Christopher Lewis ...

This article is aimed at large scale 3D printing. For medium and desktop size printing, both thermoplastic materials and thermoset materials are used. While for large format additive manufacturing ...

3D printing is a downright futuristic technology. People can use plastic filaments, resin, and other materials to create custom objects. The quality of the print is limited by a user's printer, but ...