Interest in new, sustainable materials has never been higher. This autumn, the world’s first large-scale 3D print from living organisms is being shown at Elmia Subcontractor.

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Research into 3D printing of cellulose has been under way for decades, but high production costs, a lack of scalability and other factors have prevented complete success. It now appears, however, that researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have solved the mystery with a new, fungus-like adhesive.

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To prove that it really works, they have 3D printed a 1.2-metre-long, high-strength turbine blade – a major innovation in the scientific world, and one that’s being shown at the Elmia Subcontractor fair in Sweden in November. Printed organism The material developed by the researchers is called FLAM and was inspired by […]

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