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Christian Lange of the University of Hong Kong says his team can produce 3D-printed concrete objects in just minutes, potentially revolutionising building practices
Digitisation is transforming the sneaker industry, offering a host of new possibilities exemplified by Nike’s RTFKT Web3 studio, Zellerfeld’s 3D-printed shoes and design platform Sol3Mates.
Hong Kong’s push to boost local advanced manufacturing is gaining traction, according to government officials, as the Asian financial centre endeavours to diversify its economy.
A University of Hong Kong team has combined 3D printing technology with traditional Chinese wooden construction in an adaptive reuse experiment they believe to be the first of its kind.
Shenzhen-based Elegoo hopes to democratise 3D printing technology with low prices and convenient shipping, but it will need to grow appeal outside niche markets to reach mass adoption.
Jiangnan University team creates new printing paste and improved curing technique to enhance 3D printing efficiency and remove need for support structures.
Family of deceased believed to have opted for 3D printing to restore body parts, with one industry expert saying full recreation could cost at least HK$100,000.
The countdown for Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket was halted with just over a minute remaining because of a temperature issue with its upper stage.
3D Systems Corp agreed to settle with the US for illegally exporting drawings for spacecraft, among other violations.
As high jewellery designers flirt with 3D technology, there is a fear that it will infringe upon age-old techniques … here’s what you need to know
Researchers say highly conductive printing ink can create circuits in jelly-like hydrogel, which can then be used for devices to monitor heart rate and stimulate nerves.
Silicone ball ‘grabs’ nearby items with its wrinkles and could be used to retrieve hazardous materials, orbiting debris and hard-to-reach objects.
A growing number of seizures of guns made at home from 3D-printed parts are raising alarm bells for European police over an emerging threat.
The firms are accused of sending files for satellites, rocket technology and other prototypes to China for 3D printing so they could save on costs.
Artificial intelligence at the heart of the project on the Tibetan plateau will build the structure slice by slice, with no human workers.
Honeywell, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin among firms committing to help SME suppliers boost output of 3D printed components.
Research team engineers 3D printing material that kills all viruses and bacteria within 20 minutes.
Vanessa Cheung, the granddaughter of Hong Kong’s ‘King of Cotton Yarn’, took a warehouse in Tsuen Wan and turned it into a co-working, retail and arts space. Now she’s done the same in the UK capital.
Using a 3D-printed surface to mimic tree leaves, scientists alter 200 years of conventional wisdom, with possible applications also including pregnancy tests.
The next big food revolution is here: 3D-printed meals that look and taste like the real thing, but are easy to eat for people who have difficulty swallowing, picky children or those with specific nutritional requirements.
Manufacturing its own tools can speed up the construction of China’s first permanent space station
Victoria Slaker, the vice-president of industrial design at Ammunition, talks about the San Francisco firm’s collaboration with 3D-printing platform Gantri to create lights made from corn-based plastic.
A 3D-printed replica of the 3,000-year-old Lion of Mosul destroyed by Isis in 2014 has been created by Google, modelled from crowdsourced photos, as part of the ‘Culture Under Attack’ show at London’s Imperial War Museum.
Luxury Italian brand’s lightweight but durable timepiece – made from layers of titanium stacked together – features a skeletonised dial with view of P.2005/T calibre movement
The 26-year-old man, whose gun was found during a raid in October 2017, claimed he had printed the firearm for a ‘dystopian’ university film project.
Following the success of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat’s plant-based burgers, BlueNalu is working on lab-grown fish meat. Its products will be made from fish cells that are grown in plant broth, then formed with a 3D printer.
Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed interpreted judge’s ruling as only barring him making the blueprints available for free, so he is now asking people to pay for them.