Affordable precision 3D printing for pros
MIT spinout Formlabs brings high-resolution, low-cost 3-D printing to makers, engineers and designers.
Jun 3rd, 2014
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3D bioprinting technique to build blood vessels
The researchers first used a 3D bioprinter to make an agarose (naturally derived sugar-based molecule) fiber template to serve as the mold for the blood vessels. They then covered the mold with a gelatin-like substance called hydrogel, forming a cast over the mold which was then reinforced via photocrosslinks.
Jun 1st, 2014
Read moreNTU launches $30 million 3D printing research centre
Medical devices and tissue printing are among the key research areas that Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is ramping up on with the launch of its new $30 million 3D printing centre.
May 27th, 2014
Read more3D printing + molecular gastronomy = 3D printed 'fruit'
A 3D printer uses 3D printing combined with molecular gastronomy to create 3D 'fruits' in a matter of minutes.
May 26th, 2014
Read moreOwnFone launches world's first 3D printed Braille phone (w/video)
The Braille Phone is a credit-card sized device that can be customized and easily used by those without full vision.
May 21st, 2014
Read moreUsing 3D printing to decommission nuclear power plants
The company which runs Europe's largest and most complex nuclear site is the first nuclear company in the world to experiment with innovative new uses for 3D scanning and printing.
May 13th, 2014
Read more3D printed first to treat sleep apnoea
A new 3D printed device is set to end the suffering for thousands of sleep apnoea patients.
May 6th, 2014
Read moreWin free 3D printers in BeeVeryCreative's 3D design challenge
BeeVeryCreativehas launched a worldwide 3D modeling challenge: '3D Print World Challenge - 3D modelling awesomeness for everyone, everywhere'.
May 4th, 2014
Read moreShape-changing smartphone has foldable display (w/video)
Researchers are are unveiling PaperFold, a ground-breaking foldable smartphone. The shape-changing smartphone allows users to fold open up to three flexible electrophoretic displays to provide extra screen real estate when needed.
May 4th, 2014
Read more3D printing a cuddly Teddy Bear (w/video)
Soft and cuddly aren't words used to describe the plastic or metal things typically produced by today's 3D printers. But a new type of printer can turn wool and wool blend yarns into fabric objects that people might actually enjoy touching.
Apr 28th, 2014
Read moreResearchers use 3D printing to produce interactive speakers of any shape (w/video)
If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it just might be a loudspeaker.
Apr 28th, 2014
Read more3D-printed cartilage, made to order
Team uses 3-D printing to produce human cartilage, offering a potent new research tool and advancing treatment opportunities for osteoarthritis and battlefield injuries.
Apr 27th, 2014
Read moreCreating live tumors with a 3D printer
Researchers have devised a method for 3D printing tumors that could soon be taking cancer research out of the petri dish.
Apr 25th, 2014
Read morePrinted electronics prototyping platform Printoo (w/video)
Printoo is an Arduino-compatible platform that brings previously unavailable printed, low power, and flexible electronics technologies directly to anyone interested in developing interactive objects and projects.
Apr 25th, 2014
Read moreBake your own droplet lens
New method makes inexpensive, high-quality lenses by hanging droplets of transparent silicone and curing them in an oven.
Apr 25th, 2014
Read moreEngineers help make advances in virtual artificial heart implantation
Researchers virtually implant the 3-D print of an optimized, patient-specific artificial heart into a pediatric patient.
Apr 23rd, 2014
Read more3D printing trials of unmanned aircraft broaden the possibilities for this emergent technology
Engineers at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield work on prototype of a 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle. Low production costs might lead to the printing of 3D unmanned aircraft that could be disposable and sent on one-way flights for delivery, search or reconnaissance purposes.
Apr 8th, 2014
Read moreSave money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3D printer filament
A new study has shown that making your own plastic 3D printer filament from milk jugs uses less energy - often a lot less - than recycling milk jugs conventionally.
Mar 5th, 2014
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