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NASA investigates 3-D printing for building densely populated electronic assemblies

A team of NASA technologists has begun investigating the use of a technique called aerosol jet printing or direct-write manufacturing to produce new detector assemblies that are not possible with traditional assembly processes.

April 19, 2016 Read more

3D-printing allows fabrication of revolutionary glass structures (w/video)

Scientists create delicate and intricate tools for research starting from transparent glass and utilizing a 3D printer that uses selective laser-induced etching (SLE) technology.

April 15, 2016 Read more

Scaling up tissue engineering with 3D bioprinting

Bioprinting technique creates thick 3D tissues composed of human stem cells and embedded vasculature, with potential applications in drug testing and regenerative medicine.

March 8, 2016 Read more

Bad vibrations: Researchers find security breach in 3-D printing process

With findings that could have been taken from the pages of a spy novel, researchers have demonstrated that they can purloin intellectual property by recording and processing sounds emitted by a 3-D printer.

March 2, 2016 Read more

Modified laser cutter prints 3-D objects from powder (w/video)

Researchers have designed and tested an open-source system that uses a laser to melt powdered plastics and biomaterials into intricate 3-D designs. The OpenSLS selective laser sintering system costs about 40 times less than its commercial counterparts and allows researchers to work with their own specialized powdered materials.

February 22, 2016 Read more

Engineers 3-D-print a new lifelike liver tissue for drug screening

Researchers have 3D-printed a tissue that closely mimics the human liver's sophisticated structure and function. The new model could be used for patient-specific drug screening and disease modeling.

February 8, 2016 Read more

Novel 4D printing method blossoms from botanical inspiration (w/video)

Materials science and mathematics combine to enable the printing of shapeshifting architectures that mimic the natural movements of plants.

January 25, 2016 Read more

Ultrasound could transform 3D printing for a future of smart materials

Researchers have found a way to print composite material by making a relatively simple addition to a cheap, off-the-shelf 3D printer. The breakthrough was based on the simple idea of printing using a liquid polymer mixed with millions of tiny fibres.

January 18, 2016 Read more

A new way to print 3-D metals and alloys

New rapid method expands the types of metals, alloys, and architectures that can be additively manufactured.

January 12, 2016 Read more

New 'RevoMaker' creates working products straight from 3-D printer (w/video)

A new system allows a 3-D printer to produce functioning products with enclosed electronic and motorized components and customized devices such as a computer mouse molded to a user's hand.

November 5, 2015 Read more

Study shows some 3-D printed objects are toxic

Researchers find zebrafish embryos die at alarming rates when exposed to certain 3-D printed materials.

November 4, 2015 Read more

Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs

Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers and surgeons have created an implant with an intricate network of blood vessels that points toward a future of growing replacement tissues and organs for transplantation.

November 3, 2015 Read more

Researchers fur-bricate hair with inexpensive 3-D printer

3-D printers typically produce hard plastic objects, but researchers have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristles using a common, low-cost printer.

October 29, 2015 Read more

Additive manufacturing advances: Printing electronics

By uniting two previously separate lines of study, researchers demonstrate the potential of a 3-D printing technique called LIFT to custom manufacture electronic components.

October 20, 2015 Read more

Silk bio-ink could help advance tissue engineering with 3-D printers

The researchers combined silk proteins, which are biocompatible, and glycerol, a non-toxic sugar alcohol commonly found in food and pharmaceutical products. The resulting ink was clear, flexible, and stable in water.

September 23, 2015 Read more

New frontiers in 3D printing

Novel active mixing and switching printheads enable 3D printing of complex fluids and gels.

September 21, 2015 Read more

3D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury

A team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to help more than 200,000 people annually who experience nerve injuries or disease.

September 18, 2015 Read more

Personalized 3D-printed heart models for surgical planning

Researchers have developed a system that can take MRI scans of a patient's heart and, in a matter of hours, convert them into a tangible, physical model that surgeons can use to plan surgery.

September 17, 2015 Read more