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3D printing for personalised medical devices

The EU is investing in research to help European manufacturers remain competitive in a growing market for personalised medical products. Two projects are developing ways to use 3D printing to make tailor-made components for the benefit of patients.

Jun 13th, 2016

3D Printing of patterned membranes opens door to rapid advances in membrane technology

A new type of 3D printing will make it possible for the first time to rapidly prototype and test polymer membranes that are patterned for improved performance.

Jun 2nd, 2016

'On-the-fly' 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it (w/video)

Researchers have come up with an interactive prototyping system that prints what you are designing as you design it; the designer can pause anywhere in the process to test, measure and, if necessary, make changes that will be added to the physical model still in the printer.

Jun 1st, 2016

3-D-bioprinted placenta could lead to new treatments for preeclampsia

For the first time, scientists have bioprinted a 3-D model of placenta tissue that mimics the organ's complex structure.

May 18th, 2016

Printing metal in midair (w/video)

3-D printing and laser annealing of conductive metallic inks without supports could lead to customized electronic and biomedical devices.

May 17th, 2016

3D-printing implants good to the bone

A powderized titanium alloy makes it easier to produce biocompatible bone replacements using three-dimensional additive manufacturing.

May 6th, 2016

Developing customized snacks through 3D food printing (w/video)

Healthy snacks with great textures are in increasing demand among consumers. Researchers have the long-term vision of developing high-tech vending machines that provide customised purchases.

May 3rd, 2016

Light-powered 3-D printer creates terahertz lens (w/video)

Researchers have used metamaterials and 3-D printing to develop a novel lens that works with terahertz frequencies. Not only does it have better imaging capabilities than common lenses, but it opens the door for more advances in the mysterious realm of the terahertz.

Apr 29th, 2016

3-D printed foam outperforms traditional cellular materials in long-term stress

Material scientists have found that 3D printed foam works better than standard cellular materials in terms of durability and long-term mechanical performance.

Apr 27th, 2016

NASA investigates 3-D printing for building densely populated electronic assemblies

A team of NASA technologists has begun investigating the use of a technique called aerosol jet printing or direct-write manufacturing to produce new detector assemblies that are not possible with traditional assembly processes.

Apr 19th, 2016

3D-printing allows fabrication of revolutionary glass structures (w/video)

Scientists create delicate and intricate tools for research starting from transparent glass and utilizing a 3D printer that uses selective laser-induced etching (SLE) technology.

Apr 15th, 2016

Scaling up tissue engineering with 3D bioprinting

Bioprinting technique creates thick 3D tissues composed of human stem cells and embedded vasculature, with potential applications in drug testing and regenerative medicine.

Mar 8th, 2016

Bad vibrations: Researchers find security breach in 3-D printing process

With findings that could have been taken from the pages of a spy novel, researchers have demonstrated that they can purloin intellectual property by recording and processing sounds emitted by a 3-D printer.

Mar 2nd, 2016

Modified laser cutter prints 3-D objects from powder (w/video)

Researchers have designed and tested an open-source system that uses a laser to melt powdered plastics and biomaterials into intricate 3-D designs. The OpenSLS selective laser sintering system costs about 40 times less than its commercial counterparts and allows researchers to work with their own specialized powdered materials.

Feb 22nd, 2016

Engineers 3-D-print a new lifelike liver tissue for drug screening

Researchers have 3D-printed a tissue that closely mimics the human liver's sophisticated structure and function. The new model could be used for patient-specific drug screening and disease modeling.

Feb 8th, 2016

Novel 4D printing method blossoms from botanical inspiration (w/video)

Materials science and mathematics combine to enable the printing of shapeshifting architectures that mimic the natural movements of plants.

Jan 25th, 2016