Engineers designed a 3D printer to print in gel, making midair printing a possibility

That's not midair printing, it's midgel.

The gel used for midair 3D printing is not just a support material. It behaves like a non Newtonian fluid that instantly gives way when the printer nozzle moves but becomes firm the moment the material is deposited. This unusual behavior lets engineers create shapes that would collapse under normal gravity, giving scientists a way to print delicate biological tissues, floating circuits and even complex fluid channels in three dimensional space without needing any traditional scaffolding.

They have finally re-created this technology

This will be how they print humans. 👁️👄👁️

I still remember the first time I saw a 3D printer at work. It felt like magic — objects appearing layer by layer, as if from thin air. But also limited. Flat, rigid, constrained. Now? The game has changed. 🤖 6-axis robotics × 500°C extrusion × multi-angle precision. No longer just printing layers — but printing in curves, angles, and forms nature itself would approve of. 💡 Here’s what most people don’t realize: this isn’t about size or speed. It’s about geometry. Printing along force lines instead of grids. Eliminating wasteful supports. Creating parts stronger, lighter, and closer to the way bones or shells are formed. That shift is massive. It means lighter aircraft parts. Smarter prosthetics. Custom furniture. Even buildings grown instead of built. Props to Massive Dimension × ABB Robotics for pushing the frontier. And to Florian Palatini for sparking the thought 👏 👉 Question for you: if factories can now print like nature grows, which industry gets disrupted first?

Is there anyway to prevent the gel into the printed object without having to cut and drain it afterwards? Otherwise will this printing method not be used to print enclosed items.

isn’t that where neo woke up

It said Disney, so will probably sell that for $500 😂

3D printed Gravity towel hook 📹 engineericly

Engineers design of a functional Intersection with no traffic lights

Why do we care about mid air 3d printing? Like this is a real question

Won't be long now lads....! Replicators are on the way.

And the first thing they make is a vibratingcock ring for a giant?

Also how tf are you supposed to get the gel out of the weird rubber kettlebell?

3D printing is getting wild! 🧊 A one-piece printed bar counter just dropped: 1.1 meters tall and over 4 meters long, made entirely from PETG with millimeter-level precision. A single continuous organic surface with integrated LED backlighting. A giant monolithic print. Every week we’re seeing 3D printers take on bigger, more complex, more architectural pieces. And this one shows just how far large-format additive manufacturing has come. Cool combination with robotics :)

They will print humans soon

A wall printer equipped with ultrasonic sensors that can print any image from flat graphics to realistic 3D illusions (timelapse)

this is next-level shit right here

dont know about getting their hand inside the gel with no gloves or using a stick

3D printing of epoxy polymers can be challenging as they tend to flow and not hold their shape. This problem is addressed here by printing inside a support bath @RegenBio

The ability to print this quickly is a boon to rapid prototyping. The inability to do complex shapes is the only real drawback.

No more supports?! 😮

Was resin printing not messy enough for you?

Thar thing came out of the gel like Neo coming out of his pod in Matrix

Would the gel get stuck inside the item that's being printed?

No more support let’s go

Bye bye art and craftsmanship

Tea. Earl grey. Hot.

Come sfruttare le tecnologie più avanzate per costruire in maniera evoluta.... BORSETTE DEL CAZZO

We had one at work in the 90’s.

Organs come to mind

Wouldn’t that be midgel printing?