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Engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small satellites, biomedical implants and smart structures.
Nov 5th, 2019
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Researchers have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. The advancement is a significant step toward creating grafts that are more like the skin our bodies produce naturally.
Nov 1st, 2019
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A new approach to the 3D printing of chocolate using cold extrusion instead of the conventional hot-melt extrusion method, eliminates the need for stringent temperature controls, offering wider potential for the 3D printing of temperature-sensitive food.
Oct 31st, 2019
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A modified triple-coaxial 3D cell printing technique allows fabrication of multilayer blood vessels that have the unique biomolecules needed to transform into functional blood vessels when they are implanted.
Oct 22nd, 2019
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With a new process, living cells can be integrated into fine structures created in a 3D printer - extremely fast and with very high resolution.
Oct 21st, 2019
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Rapid manufacturing on-demand could put warehouses, molds into the past.
Oct 17th, 2019
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Individually manufactured and still suitable for mass production? Researchers developed new material concepts and processing technology for multifunctional and individualized optical components for 'lot size 1'.
Oct 14th, 2019
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A recent study conducted stress tests to find out if parts made by additive manufacturing have the same properties, especially strength, as those made using the more conventional subtractive method - turned on a lathe from a solid stock?
Oct 5th, 2019
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A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants.
Oct 2nd, 2019
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New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
Oct 1st, 2019
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Researchers demonstrated a new cost-effective, data-driven approach by designing and 3D printing an ankle brace that has varying degrees of rigidity to provide both comfort and support for the user.
Sep 20th, 2019
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Engineers have developed a true-to-scale gas turbine that impressively demonstrates the current potentials and limitations of powder bed-based additive technologies.
Sep 17th, 2019
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Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
Sep 12th, 2019
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New research has resulted in successful development of thermally controlled 3D-printed proof-of-concept metallic/polymer components. This work constitutes an industrial collaboration with applicability in the aeronautic and aerospace sectors.
Sep 2nd, 2019
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This method is termed immersion precipitation 3D printing (ip3DP). The porosity of the 3D printed objects is easily controlled by the concentrations of polymers and additives, and the types of solvents.
Jul 31st, 2019
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Dispelling some of the most common fears around 3D printing.
Jul 26th, 2019
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