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Digital 3D printing advance enables on-demand custom microfluidics

Researchers develop 3D printing method to rapidly prototype fully functional, plug-and-play microfluidic chips without specialized manufacturing facilities.

October 23, 2023 Read more

3D-printed hairs detect flow and environmental changes

3D-printed cilia sensors, inspired by nature's own designs, could revolutionize our ability to detect external stimuli, from medicine to robotics and beyond.

October 23, 2023 Read more

3D micro-ice printing for medical applications

A new biomanufacturing research project that could revolutionize microchip production for use in medical devices and engineered tissue.

October 21, 2023 Read more

3D-printed, soft, living materials made with algae glow under stress

Researchers developed soft yet durable materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting. The materials derive their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates.

October 20, 2023 Read more

3D-printed microscale eye implant may be used to treat diabetes

Researchers have developed a microscale device for implantation in the eye, which presents new opportunities for cell-based treatment of diabetes and other diseases.

October 18, 2023 Read more

Cell-friendly 3D bioprinting at high fidelity enhances its medical applicability

Researchers developed a cell-friendly means of bioprinting at high fidelity. By successive injection of a cell-based ink and a printing support, the ink solidified into defined geometries, even into the shape of a human nose.

October 16, 2023 Read more

X-rays reveal microstructural fingerprints of 3D-printed alloy

Researchers took a novel approach to explore the way microstructure emerges in a 3D-printed metal alloy: They bombarded it with X-rays while the material was being printed.

October 10, 2023 Read more

Innovative 3D printing merges electrical cues and shape memory for regenerating bone

Scientists developed novel piezoelectric composite 3D-printed scaffolds with shape memory that significantly improved bone regeneration in rodent models by mimicking electrical properties of natural bone.

October 9, 2023 Read more

Researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA

Researchers are taking additive manufacturing to the final frontier by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as the design used by NASA for its robotic lunar rover, demonstrating the technology for specialized parts needed for space exploration.

October 7, 2023 Read more

3D printing neural cells shows promise for repairing brain injuries

A breakthrough technique could one day provide tailored repairs for those who suffer brain injuries. The researchers demonstrated for the first time that neural cells can be 3D printed to mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex.

October 4, 2023 Read more

Shining a light on 4D printed liquid crystals switches colors and transforms shapes

Researchers have 3D printed liquid crystal elastomers with reprogrammable photochromism and photoactuation, allowing remote and precise control over both color change and shape morphing via light irradiation.

October 3, 2023 Read more

3D-printed plasmonic plastic enables large-scale optical sensor production

Researchers have developed a 3D-printed optical hydrogen sensors that could play an important role in the transition to green energy and industry.

September 29, 2023 Read more

3D Prints join the dark side and vanish

Researchers have developed a new method to 3D print microstructures that can be stabilized by light or erased by darkness. The advance could lead to responsive materials and structures with controllable properties.

September 27, 2023 Read more

Engineers develop 3D-printed material with potential for more lifelike wearables

Engineers and chemists have developed a new kind of 3D-printed material capable of replicating characteristics of biological tissue, an advancement that could impact the future of 'augmented humanity'.

September 22, 2023 Read more

3D insights into an innovative manufacturing process

3D printing can produce highly complex shapes. But printing ceramic objects with the help of a laser is a more difficult challenge. Now researchers have for the first time taken tomograms revealing what happens at microscopic level during this fabrication process.

September 20, 2023 Read more

'Bioprinting' living brain cell networks in the lab

Researchers have successfully used bioinks containing living nerve cells (neurons) to print 3D nerve networks that can grow in the laboratory and transmit and respond to nerve signals.

September 19, 2023 Read more

AI-driven tool makes it easy to personalize 3D-printable models (w/video)

With Style2Fab, makers can rapidly customize models of 3D-printable objects, such as assistive devices, without hampering their functionality.

September 15, 2023 Read more

3D printing with coffee: Turning used grounds into caffeinated creations

Coffee can do a lot of things: Wake you up, warm you up and lessen that existential dread. According to a new study, it could also help reduce the waste from 3D printing.

September 12, 2023 Read more