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California’s AB 2047 is now law, but its 3D printer sales rule only activates if ASTM first creates a firearm-blocking technology standard. This explainer breaks down what actually changed. #3DPrinting #AB2047 buff.ly/hwwZ7bv

California AB 2047 Explained: 3D Printer Gun Blocking Law

California's AB 2047 is now law. What it requires of 3D printer makers, when the rules could bite, who is exempt, and what changed since February.

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City University of Hong Kong and Cambridge have opened a 3D printing-focused research centre for data-centre cooling, EV parts and smart manufacturing. #3DPrinting #Manufacturing buff.ly/nfLTPX4

City University of Hong Kong and Cambridge Open a 3D Printing Centre - 3D Printing

City University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge have opened a joint 3D printing centre

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SHINING 3D has launched ShiningSpace, a browser-based platform for storing, viewing, editing and sharing real-world 3D scan data from different scanner workflows. #3DScanning #3DModels buff.ly/yr3H1wy

SHINING 3D Launches ShiningSpace 3D Asset Platform

SHINING 3D launches ShiningSpace, a browser platform to store, view, edit and share 3D scan data from its own and third-party scanners, with access controls.

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ORNL and Boeing 3D printed a nearly two-ton steel mold for stamping thermoplastic composite aircraft parts, using wire-arc AM and curved heating/cooling channels. #3DPrinting #Aerospace buff.ly/ttwgDF0

ORNL and Boeing 3D-Print a Nearly Two-Ton Mold for Aircraft Parts - 3D Printing

ORNL and Boeing have 3D-printed a nearly two-ton steel mold that Boeing will use to stamp thermoplastic composite aircraft parts for a NASA program

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Snapmaker and Phaetus have launched the Liber High Flow Hotend for the U1, with Snapmaker claiming up to 87% higher volumetric flow for larger, continuous-extrusion prints. #3DPrinting #Snapmaker buff.ly/FpYSB3o

Snapmaker and Phaetus Launch Liber High Flow Hotend for the U1

Snapmaker and Phaetus launch the Liber High Flow Hotend for the U1: up to 87% more volumetric flow, DLC-coated hardened steel nozzle, $34.99. Our U1 review will test it.

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TCT Shenzhen 2026 returns Oct. 14-16 with 250+ exhibitors, 80+ sessions and a program covering AI, maker culture, footwear and print farms. #TCTShenzhen #3DPrinting buff.ly/OCKAQ07

TCT Shenzhen 2026: Seven Highlights to Watch This October

TCT Shenzhen 2026 runs October 14 to 16 at Shenzhen World: 250+ exhibitors, 80+ sessions, Hackaday's first official China event, free pre-registration.

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Can Meshy 7.1 turn hand-drawn game characters into four-colour 3D printed pawns without modelling software? This hands-on review follows the full workflow from drawings to print bed. #3DPrinting #AI 3dprinting.com/reviews/meshy…
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Creality Pika is a 260 g pocket 3D scanner with blue-laser and NIR modes, a 3-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi 6 and scan-to-print export for makers. #3DScanning #3DPrinting buff.ly/GlN4mA2

Creality Pika: Pocket AI 3D Scanner for Scan-to-Print

Creality's Pika is a 260 g pocket 3D scanner with blue laser and NIR modes, marker-free tracking and AI cleanup for 3D printing. 699 USD or 719 EUR.

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CMU researchers developed SNAP3D, a pipeline that turns a single photo into 3D printable parts with generated peg-and-socket connectors so the pieces can snap together by hand. #3DPrinting #AI buff.ly/CEJGQ0b

CMU Researchers Turn a Single Photo Into Snap-Fit 3D Printed Parts - 3D Printing

Researchers have built software that takes a single photo, splits the object into separate 3D parts, and adds peg-and-socket joints so the pieces can be printed and snapped together by hand.

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A Revopoint MetroY Ultra case study shows 3D scanning in real reverse-engineering workflows, from a custom Honda CB400 seat tray to a VW Golf Mk1 grille and black throttle body. #3DScanning #ReverseEngineering buff.ly/SBk0Pup

MetroY Ultra Case Study: Three Reverse Engineering Projects

Three reverse engineering projects built around the Revopoint MetroY Ultra: a Honda CB400 seat tray, a VW Golf Mk1 grille, and a Whipple throttle body.

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MIT spinout Atlas Building Composites is 3D printing structural trusses from shredded single-use plastic fused with fiberglass, with parts already used in decks, docks and a 40-foot wetland bridge. #3DPrinting #Construction buff.ly/Geg6jqG

MIT Spinout 3D Prints Building Trusses From Recycled Plastic - 3D Printing

Atlas Building Composites, a spinout from MIT mechanical engineering research, is 3D printing structural parts from shredded single-use plastic fused with fiberglass.

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Artec 3D has launched Artec Neo at IMTS 2026, a wireless handheld metrology scanner built around tolerance-driven scanning: targets where accuracy matters, broader capture where context matters. #IMTS2026 #3DScanning buff.ly/ZQeOXO4

Artec Neo: Tolerance-Driven Handheld Metrology 3D Scanner

Artec 3D launches the Artec Neo, a wireless blue-light 3D scanner with 0.025 mm accuracy at the targets and full-color capture of the whole part.

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MIT CSAIL researchers developed InstructMesh, a tool that lets users repair AI-generated 3D models before printing by selecting problem areas and applying text-based or slider-driven fixes. #3DPrinting #AI buff.ly/KJDir9k

MIT Researchers Let Users Repair AI-Generated 3D Models Before Printing - 3D Printing

Researchers have built software that generates a 3D model from a prompt and then lets users repair the parts that would fail in print.

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FibreSeek has opened a limited 500-unit pre-sale for the FibreSeeker 3, after a Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $4.7M for its continuous carbon fibre desktop printer. #3DPrinting #CarbonFiber buff.ly/nQFIQJt

FibreSeek Opens Pre-Sale of FibreSeeker 3 Continuous Carbon Fibre Printer - 3D Printing

FibreSeek has opened a limited global pre-sale of 500 FibreSeeker 3 printers, a desktop machine that lays continuous carbon fibre into plastic parts.

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ELEGOO Day Sale 2026 runs through September 29, with deals on FDM and resin printers, bundles, materials and certified pre-owned units. #3DPrinting #ELEGOO buff.ly/ToCVYKR

Elegoo Day Sale 2026: Best Printer and Resin Deals

Elegoo Day runs to September 29 with up to 54% off. The four best prices, the $1 material bundles, the bulk tiers, and how the rest compare with Black Friday.

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A new Revopoint MetroY Ultra case study shows 3D scanning in reverse-engineering workflows, from a custom motorcycle seat tray to a classic VW Golf grille and black automotive component. #3DScanning #ReverseEngineering buff.ly/22jMZ9t

MetroY Ultra Case Study: Three Reverse Engineering Projects

Three reverse engineering projects built around the Revopoint MetroY Ultra: a Honda CB400 seat tray, a VW Golf Mk1 grille, and a Whipple throttle body.

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University of Amsterdam physicists have 3D printed support-free ice structures in a vacuum chamber, using evaporative cooling to freeze a thin water stream almost instantly. #3DPrinting #MaterialsScience buff.ly/Hd7RY3z

University of Amsterdam 3D Prints Ice Structures Without Supports - 3D Printing

University of Amsterdam physicists have developed a way to 3D print structures out of ice that need no extra supports and melt back into clean water.

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RMIT researchers 3D printed a titanium lattice that can float by filling its hollow struts with polyurethane foam. Samples stayed buoyant after damage, pointing to uses in buoys, jetties and marine sensors. #3DPrinting #Materials buff.ly/RS3I3d9

RMIT 3D Prints Titanium That Floats - 3D Printing

RMIT engineers have created a 3D-printed titanium material that floats in water even after severe damage

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Waterloo researchers 3D printed diamond-shaped carbon electrodes for redox flow batteries, improving how liquid electrolytes move through the system in lab and proof-of-concept tests. #3DPrinting #EnergyStorage buff.ly/58vYVGU

University of Waterloo 3D Prints Diamond-Shaped Electrodes for Flow Batteries - 3D Printing

Researchers have created a 3D-printed electrode that could make it easier and safer to store large amounts of renewable energy from wind and solar farms.

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The University of Maine has launched 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot 3D printed boat built for offshore conditions and speeds approaching 40 knots. #3DPrinting #Maritime buff.ly/Dnl2jLH

University of Maine Launches 30-Foot 3D-Printed Offshore Boat - 3D Printing

University of Maine launched a 30-foot 3D-printed boat built for nearly 40-knot offshore use, skipping costly molds as print rates hit 500 pounds per hour.

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