3D Microprinting: Security for products, passports, and money
Counterfeits and product piracy can be prevented by security features, such as printed 3D microstructures, on products or packagings.
Nov 15th, 2017
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Alloys from the laser printer
In the future, new designer alloys for aerospace applications can be manufactured using the 3-D laser melting process.
Nov 14th, 2017
Read moreAdditive manufacturing and sustainability: The environmental implications of 3-D printing
Journal highlights insights into environmental, energy, and health impacts.
Nov 14th, 2017
Read morePrinting a better actuator, actually
NSF awards $300K to develop novel method of 3-D printing magnetic actuators.
Nov 13th, 2017
Read moreNew method developed to 3-D print fully functional electronic circuits
The circuits, which contain electrically-conductive metallic inks and insulating polymeric inks, can now be produced in a single inkjet printing process where a UV light rapidly solidifies the inks.
Nov 9th, 2017
Read moreOne-step 3D-printing of catalysts
Researchers have developed a 3D printing process that creates a chemically active catalytic object in a single step, opening the door to more efficient ways to produce catalysts for complex chemical reactions in a wide scope of industries.
Nov 1st, 2017
Read moreResearchers achieve breakthrough with 3D-printed stainless steel
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in 3D printing one of the most common forms of marine grade stainless steel - a low-carbon type called 316L - that promises an unparalleled combination of high-strength and high-ductility properties for the ubiquitous alloy.
Oct 30th, 2017
Read more3D-printing with a biobased polymer for CO2-neutral manufacturing
Researchers introduce a polymer made entirely from biomass that can easily and inexpensively be used in 3D printing. Objects produced in this way are of high quality, easily recyclable, and highly solvent-resistant.
Oct 27th, 2017
Read more3-D printing of aircraft parts out of titanium
A new additive technology will enable printing of titanium aircraft parts with a modified surface layer.
Oct 12th, 2017
Read moreEngineers developing methods, applications to construct blood vessels using 3D-printing technology
Researches are hard at work around the world trying to develop viable, transplantable replacement organs using 3-dimensional printing as a way to solve the shortage of donor organs, whether it's lungs, heart, kidneys or any other organ that can fail.
Sep 15th, 2017
Read more'Peel-and-go' 3D-printable structures fold themselves (w/video)
Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water.
Sep 13th, 2017
Read moreResearchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand
The temporary structures, which can be degraded away with a biocompatible chemical trigger, could be useful in fabricating microfluidic devices, creating biomaterials that respond dynamically to stimuli and in patterning artificial tissue.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreNew research efforts accelerate 3-D printing journey (w/video)
Scientists are investigating the entire 3-D printing process, including the material properties of the metal powders and how the laser melts and shapes those powders into the desired components, to discover both how defects form and methods to avoid them.
Sep 7th, 2017
Read moreGreen light for new 3D printing process
Researchers present a new approach for selective laser melting of copper materials. In the future, it should offer users the first cost-effective method for 3D printing components made of pure and highly conductive copper.
Aug 30th, 2017
Read moreMaking 3-D printing safer
Researchers report a way to eliminate almost all nanoparticle emissions from some 3D-printers.
Aug 30th, 2017
Read moreNovel 3D-printed high-performance polymer could be used in space
Researchers have created a novel way to 3-D print the type of high-temperature polymeric materials commonly used to insulate space craft and satellites from extreme heat and cold.
Aug 25th, 2017
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