3D Printing

• [New] In addition to compromising the SolarWinds Orion software supply chain, recent SVR activities include targeting COVID-19 research facilities via WellMess malware and targeting networks through the VMware vulnerability disclosed by NSA. / Russia
• [New] The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday raised its global demand forecast by 70,000 bpd from last month's forecast and now expects global demand to rise by 5.95 million bpd in 2021.
• [New] Global oil demand and supply were set to rebalance in the second half of the year and that producers may then need to pump an additional 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to meet the expected demand.
• [New] In addition to DDoS schemes, ransomware attacks are expected to happen more frequently in 2021, with the goal of taking your business offline while you are stuck paying a hefty bill to regain access to your own data.
• [New] In addition to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement, Silversea will implement a wide range of other health protocols on its ships, including new sanitation procedures.
• [New] With the 36-station expansion and the addition of Citi Bike's 20,000th bicycle, Citi Bike will surpass Paris' Velib as the largest bike share system in the world outside of China, based on the number of bike docks with more than 42,000 overall.
• [New] Underwriting of cyber insurance and reinsurance risks is going to require massive amounts of additional capital to support what is expected to be a particularly fast-growing class of business.
• [New] Scientists from the University of Southern California and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) have developed a reusable support that could dramatically reduce the amount of material wasted during FDM 3D printing.
• [New] Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed lab-grown wood cells that could be utilized as a means of 3D printing eco-friendly furniture.
• [New] Mandatory hotel quarantine will add an additional financial burden for international students, and we can not imagine that its introduction will not affect the numbers of international students coming to Dublin in 2022.
• [New] In addition to strengthening base defenses and an offensive strike element, a third possible change could be the United States seeking to increase its sealift capabilities - ships that can carry soldiers, weapons, or supplies.
• [New] In addition to the increase in demand for replacement in developed countries, demand for replacement can be expected to emerge in China and other countries.
• [New] In addition to demand for high-value-added elevators in developed countries and the increase in demand for new elevators in emerging countries, particularly in Asia, we expect to see demand for the replacement of equipment with 20-plus years of service.
• [New] LG, which is building an additional plant with GM in Ohio in addition to its facility in Holland, Michigan, has announced plans to invest US$ 4.5 billion in the US by 2025 and hire 10,000 workers to expand battery capacity.
• [New] To further boost consumer confidence, the Civil Aviation Authority will be given additional enforcement powers to act on airlines that have breached consumer rights - with a dedicated consultation on how to use additional tools to enforce consumer rights expected later in 2021.
• [New] The American Jobs Plan's call for electrified new housing units in addition to energy-efficient ones could be significant for reducing emissions from buildings.
• [New] China and the United States are developing and deploying cyber and conventional forces and command and control systems whose potential uses could increasingly become entangled with nuclear operations.
• [New] Management is targeting €20m revenues from recycling battery materials by 2025, in addition to the €23m service revenues, potentially making revenues from sales of battery materials and recycling them around one-third of the group total.
• [New] Volvo plans to start production in 2021 of prototype vehicles and components from steel made by SSAB using hydrogen produced from renewable energy.
• [New] Considering the global importance of the Southern Ocean as an atmospheric carbon sink, any changes in its ecosystem characteristics will determine the future states not only of the Southern Ocean and its life but also of the oceans as a whole.
• Australia has secured an additional 20 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns that the much-needed supply will not arrive until the end of the year.
• As a software as a service (SaaS) technology, PCBflow incorporates the security standards of Siemens' software, reducing risk and protecting intellectual property (IP) with no additional IT investment.
• In addition to fixing infrastructure, Pune will upgrade its neighborhoods to world-class livability standards in a phased manner, starting with the local area development pilot.

Last updated: 18 April 2021