We're talking about everything from business and 3D printing materials to outer space in today's 3D Printing News Briefs. Using a new digital platform, thyssenkrupp has connected all of the machines in its materials division, and a German medical manufacturer has acquired an extensive patent portfolio for 3D printed expandable spinal fusion cages. An Australian cyclist is racing with shoes he 3D printed on his own, while the PancakeBot 3D printer is now commercially available and two Dutch universities have developed a 3D printing material for use in home construction. Bioengineering may help recycle astronaut urine into 3D printable material, and HRL Laboratories will be 3D printing ceramic rocket engine components, thanks to a NASA contract. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/185035/3d-printin...riefs-8-22-17/