During the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race, Black Falcon’s Porsche 911 GT3 Cup took a heavy hit. This wasn’t a minor scrape—it was the kind of damage that demanded a full rebuild, not just a quick patch-up.
Hi3D has launched Version 3.0 of its AI image-to-3D generator, boosting voxel resolution to 2048³, texture quality to 8K, and adding print-ready tools like auto-splitting and auto-plating, with a two-day free trial and 70% off annual subscriptions running August 19–20, 2026.
However, they hide two distinctly different technical timelines.
On August 14, 2026, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Jiangsu Province released its public notice for the 2026 "Three Firsts and Two New" certification program.
To save commuting time, 81‑year‑old Academician Lu Bingheng has moved into the room next to his office.
Over the past two years, AI‑driven 3D generation has given many people their very first digital models.
On August 6, 2026, People’s Daily published a report titled “Shenzhen’s 3D Printing Industry Achieves Efficient Production and Rapid Iteration – ‘Time Is the Most Precious Resource.’”
In July 2026, the research group led by Ouyang Liangliang at Tsinghua University published a seminal biofabrication study in Nature, introducing a new 3D printing method based on sub‑voxel oriented fiber architecture.
300, 600, 1000 mm/s – print speeds keep climbing, but faster isn't always better unless the filament can keep up.
Porous calcium phosphate ceramics, such as hydroxyapatite (HAP), are ideal bone repair materials—but they have a fatal flaw: poor mechanical strength.
In July 2026, the 2025 Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Awards were announced.
No assembly lines, no crowds of workers – just three steps to go from design to finished shoe.
After penile injury, the structure of the corpus cavernosum collapses, and natural regeneration is almost hopeless.
In August 2026, Nike teamed up with additive manufacturing specialist Zellerfeld to launch a brand-new 3D-printed sneaker.
From technological catch-up to achieving "direct replacement" and even "surpassing" in some metrics, the rise of Chinese refractory metal powders—fueled by cost competitiveness and scalable production—is reshaping the global supply chain landscape.
In July 2026, we visited Shengjialun, a leading Chinese TPE material manufacturer.
In July 2026, in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, the second-phase plant of Xihe Additive Technology was receiving equipment.
On July 25, 2026, HeyGears launched its G1 full-color series on Kickstarter, raising approximately $7.22 million (about 50 million RMB) on the very first day.
These early “15th Five‑Year” data have put the industry at ease: 3D printing is no niche concept—it is steadily becoming a pillar of advanced manufacturing.
On July 24, 2026, Professor Peng Liming's team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University published a review in the Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, a top journal in the magnesium alloy field.
