Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created wood ink that can be extruded into flat wooden structures, self-morphing into complex 3D shapes as they dry and shrink.

Moreover, using wood for 3D printing results in environmentally friendly 3D printed parts. Wood is firstly milled to a fine powder and then mixed with binders like sodium silicate, cement, cellulose, ...

You can 3D print just about anything these days, from car parts to cakes. Most additive manufacturing uses plastic or metal (or sugar), because it is easy to melt these materials down and extrude ...

Regarding that latter category, the company 4 AXYZ has developed a method for 3D printing wood furniture with embedded electronics. Advertisement. 4 AXYZ is a startup with big plans, ...

Wood-based 3D-printing itself isn’t new. Existing inks, though, are typically made by mixing sawdust with a binder. This produces a wood-like composite that lacks many of the physical and ...

Hands on with MakerBot’s 3D printed wood. ... 3D printing has lost its novelty value a bit, but new printing materials that MakerBot plans to release will soon make it a lot more interesting again.

A San Francisco-based company, Emerging Objects, has created new 3D printing materials that aren't just the standard plastic, but composed of wood, concrete, and even salt.

As a result, architects, designers, and manufacturers are offered a new route to obtaining custom wood pieces for various purposes. The use of 3D printed up-cycled wood offers users the opportunity to ...