Using a 3D printer and a process for a type of sugar used to make throat lozenges, researchers have created complex structures for cell-based biomedical engineering.

Emerging 3D printing technologies and materials were discussed at length during the Atlantic Design and Manufacturing Show last month.

Additive manufacturing is finally poised to disrupt the traditional manufacturing of end-use parts. Watch the full Atlantic Design & Manufacturing talk, "3D Printing & the Next Industrial Revolution."

Researchers at the University of Akron have modified starting materials to create tougher 3D-printed parts that can be used in manufacturing.