There’s a new — and free — tool to automatically generate variable infill for FFF 3D print jobs. The tool is called Strecs, ...

A combined testing approach offers new insights into how the gyroid infill 3D printing pattern contributes to a part’s overall strength.

AIM3D contends that strength tests prove the process’ ability to overcome inhomogeneous strengths of 3D components in X, Y and Z axes, thus coming close to conventional processes such as injection ...

3D printing makes prototyping wonderful. But what do you do when your plastics of choice just aren’t strong enough? For [Michael Memeteau], the answer was to combine the strength of a vacuum-… ...

That might not always be the case, however, as researchers at Rice University found a way to 3D print complex patterns resulting in plastic objects that are almost as hard and durable as diamond.

Desiccant is common in 3D printing because the drier plastic filament is, the better it prints. Beads of silica gel are great for controlling humidity, but finding a porous container for them that … ...

The alloy formed under the extreme conditions of 3D metal printing, a new way to make metal parts. Understanding this aluminum on the atomic scale will enable a whole new category of 3D-printed ...

Desktop Metal’s Fiber LT is the world’s first desktop 3D printer capable of fabricating high-resolution parts with industrial-strength continuous fiber composites. Much smaller and less ...

NIST discovers that novel crystal form boosts strength of 3D-printed metal 09 Apr 2025 Quasicrystals formed in an icosahedron shape reinforce laser-printed aluminum airplane parts.

The research team concentrated on gyroid infill—a complex, repeating internal pattern frequently used in 3D printing to reduce weight while maintaining strength and stability.