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New light-induced polymer material formation method to improve 3D printing resolution
Scientists developed a new photopolymerisation reaction controlled antagonistically by two different colours of light. Specifically, one light beam promotes the formation of the polymeric material, while another beam halts the reaction.
March 26, 2025 Read more
These electronics-free robots can walk right off the 3D-printer (w/video)
A fully 3D-printed walking robot made from a single material and powered by compressed gas works without electronics or external control systems.
March 26, 2025 Read more
300-Nanometer precision achieved in 3D printed bone materials
Researchers develop method to precisely control calcium phosphate structure at the 300-nanometer scale using bone-forming mineral clusters, improving synthetic bone material fabrication.
March 14, 2025 Read more
Researchers achieve nanoscale precision in 3D printed materials
New 3D printing technology achieves 130-fold better precision, allowing nanoscale control over strength and flexibility in printed materials.
March 12, 2025 Read more
Researchers print high-resolution 3D microstructures using MXene
Researchers have developed a binder-free 3D printing method for MXene, enabling high-resolution microstructures with enhanced conductivity and electromagnetic shielding.
March 12, 2025 Read more
Muscles from the 3D printer
Researchers have developed powerful, elastic artificial muscles using 3D printing, promising applications in medicine, robotics, and responsive technologies.
March 11, 2025 Read more
AI-powered 3D printer cooks food in real-time, automating commercial food prep
Researchers develop an AI-powered 3D food printer with infrared heating, enabling real-time cooking while reducing energy use and improving food safety.
March 6, 2025 Read more
A system to optimize the electrical, thermal and mechanical behaviour of 3D printed materials
Researchers developed an innovative computational model that makes it possible to predict and improve the behaviour of multifunctional structures manufactured using 3D printers.
February 25, 2025 Read more
Thermoelectric cooling materials out of the 3D printer
Researchers used a 3D printing technique to fabricate high-performance thermoelectric materials, reducing production costs significantly.
February 20, 2025 Read more
Holograms boost 3D printing efficiency and resolution (w/video)
Scientists have used holographic projections to bring unprecedented resolution to a light-based 3D printing technique. The method allows the fabrication of millimeter-scale objects within seconds using significantly less energy than previous approaches.
February 19, 2025 Read more
For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design
Researchers have 3D printed bioelectronic scaffolds that have the properties cells need to form new tissue.
February 19, 2025 Read more
New 3D printing method replicates nature's finest fibers
Researchers develop novel embedded 3D printing technique to create microscopic fibers, achieving nature-like 1.5 micron resolution through instant-cure solvent exchange in gel medium.
February 17, 2025 Read more
Engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine
Ideal for propelling tiny satellites, the lightweight devices could be produced on board a spacecraft and cost much less than traditional thrusters.
February 13, 2025 Read more
Researchers discover new way to customize living materials for tissue engineering, drug delivery and 3D printing
Researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials (ELMs), enabling more precise control over their structure and how they respond to deformation forces like stretching or compression.
February 5, 2025 Read more
Scientists discover how to grow gold nanoparticles directly inside 3D printed materials
Novel printing technique enables instant formation of gold nanoparticles within specific regions of 3D printed objects, solving a major manufacturing challenge.
January 29, 2025 Read more
Strong as steel, light as foam: Machine learning and nano-3D printing create breakthrough nano-architected materials
Researchers have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam.
January 25, 2025 Read more
Creating bioinspired structures with 3D printing
Using toolpath-optimized deposition-based methods, an team of researchers has proposed an innovative approach to 3D-print bioinspired structures that could optimise designs in industries such as robotics and wearable technologies.
January 24, 2025 Read more
The biobattery that needs to be fed
The living battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. Once the work is done, it digests itself from the inside.
January 9, 2025 Read more