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AI software enables real-time 3D printing quality assessment

Researchers have developed artificial intelligence software for powder bed 3D printers that assesses the quality of parts in real time, without the need for expensive characterization equipment.

Aug 16th, 2020

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.

Aug 11th, 2020

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.

Aug 6th, 2020

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.

Jul 28th, 2020

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.

Jul 27th, 2020

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.

Jul 16th, 2020

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.

Jul 15th, 2020

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.

Jul 13th, 2020

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.

Jul 10th, 2020

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.

Jul 8th, 2020

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

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

Jul 2nd, 2020

Engineers 3D-print sensors onto moving organs

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

Jul 2nd, 2020

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

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

Jun 29th, 2020

3D printed Damascus steel

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

Jun 25th, 2020

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.