Support structures to prevent vibrations in post-processing of 3D-printed thin-walled parts
Special-purpose support structures can eliminate vibrations in post-processing operations.
Jul 12th, 2018
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The perfect terahertz beam - thanks to the 3D printer
Researchers have succeeded in shaping terahertz beams with extremely high precision.
Jul 11th, 2018
Read moreTailored polymers from a 3D printer
Efficient chain transfer for 3D-printing of tough photopolymers.
Jul 6th, 2018
Read moreRepairing cartilage damage with a little help from 3D printing
Researchers are working on a cartilage repair technique in which 3D printing plays a key role.
Jul 3rd, 2018
Read moreMagnetic 3-D-printed structures crawl, roll, jump, and play catch (w/video)
New printing technique could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices.
Jun 13th, 2018
Read moreNow you can 3D print clay, cookie dough - or solid rocket fuel (w/video)
It's now possible to 3D print extremely viscous materials, with the consistency of clay or cookie dough with fine precision. This development may soon allow the creation of customized ceramics, solid rockets, pharmaceuticals, biomedical implants, foodstuffs, and more.
Jun 11th, 2018
Read moreNew approach optimizes soft material 3-D printing
The researchers' Expert-Guided Optimization (EGO) method combines expert judgment with an optimization algorithm that efficiently searches combinations of parameters relevant for 3-D printing, enabling high-fidelity soft material products to be printed.
May 31st, 2018
Read moreFinding better magnets faster with 3D metal printing prototyping
Researchers used laser 3D metal printing to optimize a permanent magnet material that may make an economical alternative to the more expensive rare-earth neodymium iron boron magnets in some applications.
May 30th, 2018
Read moreFirst 3D-printed human corneas
The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists with a new technique that could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas.
May 30th, 2018
Read more3D printed sugar offers sweet solution for tissue engineering, device manufacturing
Engineers built a 3-D printer that offers a sweet solution to making detailed structures that commercial 3-D printers can't: Rather than a layer-upon-layer solid shell, it produces a delicate network of thin ribbons of hardened isomalt, the type of sugar alcohol used to make throat lozenges.
May 24th, 2018
Read moreResearchers develop reprocessable thermosets for sustainable 3D printing
Researchers have developed 3D printing reprocessable thermosets that allows 3D printed structures to be reshapeable, repairable and recyclable leading to more sustainable 3D printing processes.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreSpecially adapted 3D printer can create complex biological tissues
Bioengineers have developed a technique that uses a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials. The advance could be a step toward on-demand printing of complex artificial tissues for use in transplants and other surgeries.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreResearchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
New technology has biomedical, soft robot and other applications.
May 18th, 2018
Read more3-D printing of weapons threatens security on global, national and personal level
While advances in additive manufacturing offer potential breakthroughs in prosthetic arms or jet engine parts, 3D printing, as it is known, may also accelerate weapons proliferation.
May 8th, 2018
Read moreImproving 3-D printing of plastic parts
Researchers report that using a simple modification to the manufacture of the starting materials improves the toughness of these printable plastics.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreDrug-filled, 3-D printed dentures could fight off infections
The antifungal application could prove invaluable among those highly susceptible to infection, such as the elderly, hospitalized or disabled patients.
Apr 25th, 2018
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