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A recent study conducted stress tests to find out if parts made by additive manufacturing have the same properties, especially strength, as those made using the more conventional subtractive method - turned on a lathe from a solid stock?
Oct 5th, 2019
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A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants.
Oct 2nd, 2019
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New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
Oct 1st, 2019
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Researchers demonstrated a new cost-effective, data-driven approach by designing and 3D printing an ankle brace that has varying degrees of rigidity to provide both comfort and support for the user.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Engineers have developed a true-to-scale gas turbine that impressively demonstrates the current potentials and limitations of powder bed-based additive technologies.
Sep 17th, 2019
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Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
Sep 12th, 2019
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New research has resulted in successful development of thermally controlled 3D-printed proof-of-concept metallic/polymer components. This work constitutes an industrial collaboration with applicability in the aeronautic and aerospace sectors.
Sep 2nd, 2019
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This method is termed immersion precipitation 3D printing (ip3DP). The porosity of the 3D printed objects is easily controlled by the concentrations of polymers and additives, and the types of solvents.
Jul 31st, 2019
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Dispelling some of the most common fears around 3D printing.
Jul 26th, 2019
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Researchers have succeeded in 3D printing with a wood-based ink in a way that mimics the unique 'ultrastructure' of wood. Their research could revolutionise the manufacturing of green products.
Jun 27th, 2019
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Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devices.
Jun 19th, 2019
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A research has developed a process that enables 3D printing of biological tissues without scaffolds using 'ink' made up of only stem cells.
Jun 17th, 2019
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Laws of physics replace trial and error in new approaches to bioprinting.
Jun 4th, 2019
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Researchers replicated human corneal structure and fabricated a transparent cornea with the lattice pattern.
May 28th, 2019
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The ambitious MOONRISE project aims at melting moon dust with a laser in order to make it usable as building material.
May 28th, 2019
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A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to avoid 'washing the dishes' led researchers to develop a new technology that reduces cost and time.
May 22nd, 2019
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Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organs.
May 2nd, 2019
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The future of medicine is biological - and scientists hope we will soon be using 3D-printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body.
May 2nd, 2019
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