3D technology

Singapore showcases first on-site 3D-printed childcare centre; exterior walls built in 2 days

Compared with traditional construction, the amount of manpower and time needed to construct complex designs with on-site 3D-printed concrete is greatly reduced.

How we 3D printed mini mannequins to explain clothes size labels

3D printed hands, tools co-created by Singapore non-profit group plug assistive-tech gaps

Ms Irene Lim, 38, lost her limbs after being infected with sepsis two years ago.

News analysis

JTC lays groundwork for Singapore’s push in world-class advanced manufacturing

The newly completed Bulim Square offers over 110,000 sq m of ready, sustainable factory space to the advanced manufacturing ecosystem.

Avatar 3 aims to become year-end blockbuster

Inside the confusing world of women’s clothing sizes

Conservation meets technology: Can 3D-printed animal parts save endangered wildlife?

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu wearing 3D printed hornbill beak on his headgear and a tiger jaw attached to the strap of a traditional machete.

How Japan built a 3D-printed train station in 6 hours

The first morning train leaving Hatsushima station after the new building, made from 3D-printed components, was assembled in Arida, Japan, on March 26, 2025. Construction started after the night’s last train departed and was finished before the first train arrived in the morning. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)

Spiking the ghost gun: How Singapore can foil 3D-printed firearms

in countries like Singapore where components that can be used in firearms are tightly regulated, it would not be easy for a potential extremist to get hold of ammunition.

Japanese firms build 3D-printed train station in a week

Workers assemble the new Hatsushima train station, which is made from 3D-printed components, in Arida, Japan, March 26, 2025.

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