The goal of these X-ray studies is to find ways to improve manufacturing of specialized metal parts for the aerospace, aircraft, automotive and healthcare industries.
Jan 30th, 2018
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System uses custom ink and UV light to repeatedly change an object's color.
Jan 29th, 2018
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Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts from molding, casting and spin coating of simple forms to 3-D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion.
Jan 22nd, 2018
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A novel 3D printing method, called 'rotational 3D printing', yields unprecedented control of the arrangement of short fibers embedded in polymer matrices.
Jan 16th, 2018
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A new 3D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs.
Jan 10th, 2018
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Much as a frame provides structural support for a house and the chassis provides strength and shape for a car, a team of engineers believe they have a way to create the structural framework for growing living tissue using an off-the-shelf 3-D printer.
Dec 12th, 2017
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A new technique by which to 3D print metals, involving a widely used stainless steel, has been show to achieve exception levels of both strength and ductility, when compared to counterparts from more conventional processes.
Dec 11th, 2017
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By using laser-generated, hologram-like 3D images flashed into photosensitive resin, researchers have discovered they can build complex 3D parts in a fraction of the time of traditional layer-by-layer printing.
Dec 8th, 2017
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Researchers have 3D printed lifelike artificial organ models that mimic the exact anatomical structure, mechanical properties, and look and feel of real organs.
Dec 6th, 2017
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Researchers 3D-print plastic objects and sensors that can collect useful data and communicate with other WiFi-connected devices entirely on their own.
Dec 5th, 2017
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New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.
Dec 5th, 2017
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Additive manufacturing removes design limitations for concrete components.
Dec 5th, 2017
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Researchers introduced a new 3D printing platform that works using living matter. The research-ers developed a bacteria-containing ink that makes it possible to print mini biochemical factories with certain properties, depending on which species of bacteria the scientists put in the ink.
Dec 1st, 2017
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Engineers have developed a new desktop 3-D printer that performs up to 10 times faster than existing commercial counterparts. Whereas the most common printers may fabricate a few Lego-sized bricks in one hour, the new design can print similarly sized objects in just a few minutes.
Nov 29th, 2017
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A European project has set out to break new ground for the 3D printing of complex ceramic components.
Nov 24th, 2017
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Engineers are using 3-D printers to turn structures that have until now existed primarily in theory into strong, light and durable materials with complex, repeating patterns.
Nov 16th, 2017
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Counterfeits and product piracy can be prevented by security features, such as printed 3D microstructures, on products or packagings.
Nov 15th, 2017
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In the future, new designer alloys for aerospace applications can be manufactured using the 3-D laser melting process.
Nov 14th, 2017
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