Biotechnology research company Frontier Bio has reported progress in developing lab-grown lung tissue, achieved by integrating bioprinting with the natural self-organizing properties of stem cells. No…
Ricoh’s new medical 3D printing facility to save time in the operating theater
Digital services company Ricoh USA has launched the RCOH 3D for Healthcare Innovation Studio, its new point-of-care additive manufacturing facility. Based at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, a…
Researchers 3D print new ultra-realistic heart and lung models that can bleed, beat, and breath
Researchers from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have developed realistic 3D printed heart and lung models that can bleed, beat and breathe like their real counterparts. Designed for organ tra…
3D printing news digest with Ricoh, Sciaky, Sharebot,Xaar, Materialise, Stratasys
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced asks the following questions. What does a major 2D printing provider want us to know about 3D printing? How is the U.S military using 3D printing?…
3D printing news Sliced, 3D Hubs, GE, Safran and Space for Giants
This edition of 3D printing news Sliced features stories from CFM International, GE, Safran, Materialise, 3D Hubs, Autodesk, HP, UniZ, Niedersachsen ADDITIV, MIT, Ohio State University, Nottingham Tre…
Lifelike 3D printed backbone replicas will prepare surgeons for spinal operations
In manufacturing, 3D printing has been used to create realistic prototypes. Now increasingly the technology is being used in medicine to create replica bone and organ structures to train surgeons. On…