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Making telescopes that curve and twist
Researchers introduce a computational method for complex telescoping structures, set for the burgeoning world of 3-D fabrication.
Posted: Jul 11th, 2017
Read moreUnique 3-D printed models could improve patient outcomes in heart valve replacements
Heart valve models created with advanced 3-D printers could soon assist cardiologists in preparing to perform life-saving heart valve replacements.
Posted: Jul 7th, 2017
Read more3D printing: a new industrial revolution
A just published expert review provides a brief introduction to 3D printing and examines the risks involved in it.
Posted: Jul 6th, 2017
Read more3D-printed robot enters battle against cancer (w/video)
The Stormram 4, as the robot is named, is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by air pressure. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can be used in an MRI scanner.
Posted: Jul 3rd, 2017
Read moreRisk assessment of 3D printers and 3D printed products
The assessment was based on results from a number of chemical analyses of selected materials printed by the 3D printing techniques Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS).
Posted: Jun 29th, 2017
Read moreResearchers create 3D-printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change
A team of researchers has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices.
Posted: Jun 14th, 2017
Read more3-D-printed patch helps guide growing blood vessels
Researchers are developing a method using 3D-printed patches infused with cells that offer a promising new approach to growing healthy blood vessels.
Posted: Jun 13th, 2017
Read more3D printing breakthrough heralds 'new era' for advanced skin models
A new method for 3D-printing human skin
Posted: Jun 12th, 2017
Read moreNew technique enables 3-D printing with paste of silicone particles in water
Using the principles behind the formation of sandcastles from wet sand, researchers have achieved 3-D printing of flexible and porous silicone rubber structures through a new technique that combines water with solid and liquid forms of silicone into a pasty ink that can be fed through a 3-D printer.
Posted: Jun 7th, 2017
Read moreA 3D-printed rocket engine just launched a new era of space exploration
The team behind the Electron rocket says the engine was printed in 24 hours and provides efficiency and performance benefits over other systems.
Posted: May 30th, 2017
Read moreHow to prevent 3-D printing hacks? Install secret flaws and share the decoder ring
A group of researchers has discovered ways for manufacturers to turn the tables on thieves by deliberately embedding hidden flaws in CAD files to thwart intellectual property theft. In a new study, they show how certain intentionally induced defects can disappear when the part is printed under a very specific set of conditions.
Posted: May 24th, 2017
Read moreA leap for 3-D printing
A $3 million Department of Defense fellowship to develop a platform for printing with new extreme-use materials.
Posted: May 22nd, 2017
Read more3-D printed ovaries produce healthy offspring
Bioprosthetic ovaries produced mouse pups in otherwise infertile mice.
Posted: May 16th, 2017
Read moreNew 3D-printing method promises vastly superior medical implants for millions (w/video)
For the millions of people every year who have or need medical devices implanted, a new advancement in 3D printing technology promises significantly quicker implantation of devices that are stronger, less expensive, more flexible and more comfortable than anything currently available.
Posted: May 11th, 2017
Read more3D-printed 'bionic skin' could give robots the sense of touch (w/video)
Discovery could lead to electronics printed on real human skin.
Posted: May 10th, 2017
Read moreSuccess in the 3D bioprinting of cartilage
A team of researchers has managed to generate cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using a 3D-bioprinter.
Posted: Apr 28th, 2017
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