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In support of the development of polymer-based additive manufacturing, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the 'Measurement Science Roadmap for Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing', a guide that identifies future desired capabilities, challenges, and priority topics in polymer-based AM.
Posted: Dec 13th, 2016
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Researchers have developed a new interactive design tool called 'Printone', which provides users with the ability to create functional 3-D printed wind instruments in any shape or form using interactive sound simulation feedback.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2016
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Researchers have created a 3D printed cosmic microwave background - a map of the oldest light in the universe - and provided the files for download.
Posted: Oct 28th, 2016
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How can you produce a magnet with exactly the right magnetic field? Researchers have a solution: for the first time, magnets can be made with a 3D printer.
Posted: Oct 25th, 2016
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Advanced 3D printing promises to redefine manufacturing in critical industries such as aerospace, transportation and defense, and now, scientists are exploring the use of 3D printing to achieve unprecedented flexibility in producing 'on-demand' targets for testing how materials behave under extreme conditions.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2016
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A group of researchers has developed 3D printed materials with a unique property - instead of expanding when heated, they shrink.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2016
Read moreResearchers from three universities combined their expertise to demonstrate the first complete sabotage attack on a 3D additive manufacturing system, illustrating how a cyber attack and malicious manipulation of blueprints can fatally damage production of a device or machine.
Posted: Oct 20th, 2016
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Materials scientists have bioprinted a tubular 3D renal architecture that recapitulates functions of the kidney.
Posted: Oct 11th, 2016
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3-D printable ink produces a synthetic bone filler that induces bone regeneration.
Posted: Sep 30th, 2016
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The process of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, holds promise for advancements in almost every industry, including even rocket science. Engineers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center used neutrons recently to help understand the potential benefit of additive manufactured rocket engine components.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2016
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The ubiquity of smartphones and their sophisticated gadgetry make them an ideal tool to steal sensitive data from 3-D printers. That's according to a new study that explores security vulnerabilities of 3-D printing.
Posted: Sep 7th, 2016
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A team of researchers has developed a 3D food printer capable of printing and cooking multiple ingredients at one time.
Posted: Aug 30th, 2016
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Heat-responsive materials may aid in controlled drug delivery and solar panel tracking.
Posted: Aug 26th, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated the 3D printing of shape-shifting structures that can fold or unfold to reshape themselves when exposed to heat or electricity. The micro-architected structures were fabricated from a conductive, environmentally responsive polymer ink.
Posted: Aug 24th, 2016
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Researchers review and consider the progress made in 3D bioprinting and what might be possible in the decades - or years - ahead.
Posted: Aug 11th, 2016
Read moreResearchers demonstrate how model-based assessment can be used to detect issues with 3D printed parts. While this work was initially performed to detect defects due to material issues, equipment malfunction and happenstance, it is also applicable to preventing malicious attacks, as well.
Posted: Aug 1st, 2016
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