Recently, a team led by Professor Liu Ren from Jiangnan University proposed a new method for ceramic printing, which combines direct ink writing and near-infrared induced conversion particle-assisted photopolymerization to achieve 3D printing of multi-scale, large-span ceramics without support.

3D printing technology has been around for just 30 years, from the altar of high technology to the application of the ceramic field, aerospace applications, industrial ceramics, daily-use ceramics, art ceramics... Simple, fast, precise, omnipotent.

On May 30th, the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft was successfully launched, adding a new achievement to China's aerospace industry. As an advanced material, advanced ceramics are widely used in aerospace due to their excellent properties, and with the combination of 3D printing technology, the application of advanced ceramics in the future will be more extensive and in-depth.

Since the mid-1980s, when American scientist Charles Hull developed the first commercial 3D printer, 3D printing technology has undergone a wave of rapid development, and the term "3D printing" is no longer unfamiliar. In the field of ceramic manufacturing, the application of 3D printing technology is also increasing year by year, and many ceramic designers & studios are consciously combining this cutting-edge technology with daily creation.

3D printers, also known as three-dimensional printers, are a type of additive manufacturing technology, which is a machine that uses a digital model file as the basis, and uses special wax materials, powdery metals or plastics and other adhesive materials to manufacture three-dimensional objects by printing layers of adhesive materials.

Speaking of pottery, we all know that the process involves several steps such as throwing, drying, decorating, glazing, and firing, and many of these steps require the skilled hands of a professional potter. When making ceramic products using traditional craftsmanship, the entire pottery process takes approximately 8-12 weeks.

3D printing technology has attracted attention in many industries in modern society and is hailed as one of the important symbols of the "Third Industrial Revolution". And 3D clay printing is a new technology in 3D printing, which breaks the traditional ceramic technology and also breaks the shackles of the diverse shapes of ceramic products, so that anyone can make the ceramic shape they want. 01 — 3D陶泥打印现状 3D打印技术是快速成型的一种，即三维打印技术。通常采用数字技术材料打印机来实现，以一种数字模型文件为基础，运用可黏合材料，通过逐层打印的方式来构造物体。

Ceramics are the material invented by humans that is closest in material form to 'eternity', and 'eternity' deepens our understanding of 'fragility'. The most captivating beauty of ceramics is precisely reflected in the "noble fragility", which is why ceramic design has a universal aesthetic commonality and a language that transcends culture and ideology.