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Researchers create heart cells from stem cells using 3D printing

Researchers 3D printed a micro-scaled physical device to demonstrate a new level of control in the directed differentiation of stem cells, enhancing the production of cardiomyocytes.

August 11, 2020 Read more

Promising new research identifies innovative approach for controlling defects in 3D printing

Researchers suggest to use temperature data at the time of production to predict the formation of subsurface defects so they can be addressed right then and there.

August 6, 2020 Read more

Laser inversion enables multi-materials 3D printing

Researchers invent new technique that could transform additive manufacturing processes, potentially enabling the printing of circuit boards, electromechanical components, and perhaps even robots.

July 28, 2020 Read more

Smallest 3D printed miniature endoscope takes images from inside of blood vessels

Smallest 3D printed miniature endoscope in the world detects cholesterol plaques and thrombs inside human and mouse arteries.

July 27, 2020 Read more

Low-cost, 3D-printable device designed for analysing chemicals from smartphones

The tool is a breakthrough in the development of portable and affordable systems as it allows a quick and easy analysis without having to step into a laboratory.

July 16, 2020 Read more

Researchers 3D print a working heart pump with real human cells

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab. The discovery could have major implications for studying heart disease.

July 15, 2020 Read more

New bioink for cell bioprinting in 3D

Scientists have eveloped a bioink to print tissue-mimicking material in 3D printers. The team has developed a method and a material that allow cells to survive and thrive.

July 13, 2020 Read more

Using 3D printing to develop advanced catalysts for environmental and energy applications

Researchers have used 3D printers to design and manufacture advanced catalysts for environmental applications to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, and energy applications, for instance, purifying the hydrogen needed in fuel cells.

July 10, 2020 Read more

Shock-dissipating 3D-printed fractal cubes could forge high-tech armor

Additively manufactured fractal structures with closely spaced voids dissipate shockwaves five times better than solid cubes.

July 8, 2020 Read more

Reverse engineering of 3D printed parts by machine learning reveals security vulnerabilities

Machine learning can make reverse engineering of complex composite material parts easy.

July 2, 2020 Read more

Engineers 3D-print sensors onto moving organs

Designed to assist in robotic surgeries, print biomedical devices in and on human body.

July 2, 2020 Read more

Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels

Intricate sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissues.

June 29, 2020 Read more

3D printed Damascus steel

A composite material with metal layers of varying hardness can be produced through clever temperature variation.

June 25, 2020 Read more

Researchers sharply reduce time needed for glass and ceramic 3D printing

The fabrication of complex ceramic or glass structures via stereolithography, a type of 3D printing, has long been held back by how much time it takes at the back-end of the process, which can take up to two days. A new technique reduces this time down to less than 5 hours.