3D printing is moving further into everyday footwear. adidas has officially unveiled Futurecool, a new lifestyle sneaker that uses advanced additive manufacturing to create a striking, seamless structure designed…
Wearable health sensors have become increasingly common. But the human body creates a surprisingly difficult engineering problem. We move. We sweat. And we have hair. All three can interfere…
For decades, one idea has defined 3D printing: Build an object one layer at a time. Researchers at the University of Utah are challenging that fundamental rule. They’ve developed…
What if tomorrow’s food could begin with something we normally throw away? A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is developing an unusual system that could transform plastic…
Imagine walking into the dentist with a damaged tooth and leaving just a few hours later with a custom 3D-printed permanent zirconia crown. Researchers at the University of Texas…
What if a tiny flying machine didn’t need a conventional motor to generate thrust? Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have developed microscopic 3D-printed structures that convert sound waves into…
Sometimes the most meaningful applications of 3D printing aren’t about rockets, factories or massive machines. Sometimes they’re about helping a dog take a longer walk. Engineering students at the…
3D bioprinting is moving beyond simply creating the shape of human tissue. Researchers at Penn State are exploring something much more ambitious: bioprinting living cell structures that can be…
What if a brake caliper, suspension upright and hydraulic brake-fluid passages didn’t have to be separate components? Czinger Vehicles is showing what that could look like with BrakeNode, a…
Metal 3D printing is moving beyond factories and workshops — and directly onto ships at sea. During RIMPAC 2026, an advanced manufacturing team demonstrated the ability to manufacture metal…