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Prof Mashudu Tshifularo, Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat studies, ENT) at the University of Pretoria who pioneered the world's first middle ear transplant using 3D printed bones can be seen during the procedure at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, 13 March 2019.

Heroes South Africa

16. October 2024

Meet the Doctor Who Used 3D Printing to Restore Hearing

A South African surgeon reached a groundbreaking medical milestone by successfully curing deafness by using 3D-printed bones for reconstructive middle-ear implants, and the landmark surgery is the world’s first.

Technology

Technology USA

13. October 2022

Flying Robots and 3D Printing: The Future of Construction

A team of flying robots may soon take over future construction sites, especially in areas that would otherwise be out of human reach.

Technology

Technology China

26. May 2022

First-Ever 3D-Printed Dam: an Energy-Generating Game Changer

The world’s first 3D printed dam is expected to generate an estimated five billion kilowatt-hours of energy, providing over 50 million people with electricity in the Henan Province of China.

Technology

Technology USA

23. June 2021

We Can Now See the Tiniest Part of Our Brain – in 3D !

Engineers from Google and Harvard managed to create a browsable 3D map of a tiny fraction of the human brain, thus helping us understand what neurons and synapses do, and how thought, emotion, memory, behaviour and consciousness are created.

Technology

Technology USA

5. February 2021

For the First Time a 3D Printed House Is on the Market

The first ever commercial 3D printed house has been listed for sale in the United States, and thanks to the 3D printing technology, the housing crisis could be a thing of the past since printed houses cost a fraction of traditional constructions.

Society

Society USA

17. June 2020

Fashion 2020: Invisible Models on Virtual Runways

COVID-19 may have cancelled this year’s New York Fashion Week, but one designer came up with a high-tech alternative to show off her new collection: a livestream 3D fashion show featuring “invisible models” on the catwalk.

Technology

Technology USA

8. June 2020

“Digital Twins” for Cities Help Planners Make Them Better

COVID-19 has prompted the acceleration of new technologies in cities looking to improve sustainability, using the likes of virtual reality as tools that can be utilized to better prepare and deal with future health crises.

Technology

Technology USA

4. April 2020

Corona: 3D Makers Help Hospitals, Print Face Masks and Test Swabs

The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has caused a surge in demand of medical supplies, so hospitals are looking at 3D manufacturers for help in mass-printing face shields and nasal swabs.

Technology

Technology Jordan

23. January 2020

3D-Printer Makes New Arms and Hands for War Victims – Cheaper and Better

A Reconstructive Surgery Hospital in Amman, Jordan is now providing victims of war with prosthetic arms and hands – manufactured by a 3D printer.

Technology

Technology Mexico

23. December 2019

Mexico Will Soon Be Home to the World’s First 3D Printed Community

Social housing nonprofit New Story has been working with American tech startup ICON to build the world’s first 3D printed community for the poor, and they’ve finally announced the location of the development: Tabasco, Mexico.