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Florida Atlantic University has received an $800,475 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop AI-guided, 3D-printed structures that pull excess phosphorus out of freshwater systems before it can trigger harmful algal blooms. The three-year project, which began July 1, will use Lake Okeechobee as its primary testbed. The structures are made from sargassum, a naturally abundant seaweed, modified with lanthanum to adsorb phosphorus from both the water column and lake sediments.

QIDI’s new large format machine adds 18 percent more build volume in the same footprint, a hotter chamber, and cleaner air, and it stays under $750. QIDI has announced the global launch of the QIDI Plus5, a large format FDM 3D printer that arrives as the company’s headline mid-year launch. The QIDI Plus5 builds directly on the Plus4, keeping that machine’s cabinet and footprint while upgrading the motion system, chamber heating, onboard safety features, and software ecosystem.

Almaty-based designer Daniyar Uderbekov has released an updated version of UDRB, a modular sneaker system built entirely without adhesives, combining a 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane sole with a leather inner boot drawn from traditional Central Asian and Caucasian footwear traditions. The shoe breaks into three distinct components: the 3D-printed TPU sole, a leather sock-boot inspired by Makhsi and Ichigi footwear styles, and a fastening system made from climbing rope and parachute fabric.

Researchers at Graz University of Technology have built a ceramic cooling wall from 3D-printed porous cubes that lowered air temperature by nearly seven degrees Celsius in a controlled indoor test, offering cities a low-energy alternative to air conditioning as heatwaves intensify. The cubes, each about 23 centimetres on a side, are digitally designed and printed from a clay mixture, then fired at low temperatures to produce a highly porous consistency.

Researchers at Seoul National University of Science and Technology have developed 3D-printed porous foot pads for walking robots that reduce battery power consumption by up to 6.2%, according to a study published May 5, 2026, in the International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology.

Fully enclosed Class 1 safety, three interchangeable laser modules, and optional camera-assisted positioning and material recognition bring desktop engraving within reach of first-time makers. Creality has launched the Falcon A1C, a compact, fully enclosed desktop laser engraver built to be an approachable first machine for home creators.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group used a 3D printer to manufacture a replacement component for a U.S. Coast Guard vessel during the Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 26 exercise in Pohang, South Korea, on July 11, cutting what would have been a two- to three-week shipping delay down to a few hours. The part cost $12 to print — the same price as the original — but Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan B.

MIT researchers have 3D-printed and load-tested a 2.3-meter concrete bridge using a computational framework that bakes a printer’s physical limitations directly into the design process, and the results revealed a surprise: today’s printing hardware, not the strength of concrete, determines how efficient a structure can be. The team, from MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, developed the framework to close a stubborn gap in the field.

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found that small temperature changes during molten metal deposition can substantially alter the quality of 3D-printed aluminium parts, according to a study published in Materials & Design. The research focused on molten metal deposition, or MMD, a process that deposits pre-melted aluminium rather than melting it in place.

Engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have built the first physical device that can hide objects from heat in any direction, a development with potential uses ranging from protecting sensitive microchips to shielding people and equipment from infrared detection. The device works by guiding heat around an object rather than blocking it. To an infrared camera, the cloaked object appears to simply not exist.