3D printed tires and shoes that self-repair
Instead of throwing away your broken boots or cracked toys, why not let them fix themselves? Researchers have developed 3D-printed rubber materials that can do just that.
Feb 5th, 2019
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Movable microstructures from the 3D-printer
Researchers develop a method for dynamic 3D-printing - microstructures can be moved by light and temperature.
Jan 29th, 2019
Read moreResearchers create 3D-printed soft mesh robots (w/video)
Structures can contract, reshape and grab objects while floating on water.
Jan 23rd, 2019
Read moreEngineers 3D print smart objects with 'embodied logic'
Using stimuli-responsive materials and geometric principles, engineers have designed structures that have 'embodied logic.' Through their physical and chemical makeup alone, they are able to determine which of multiple possible responses to make in response to their environment.
Jan 15th, 2019
Read moreMultimaterial 3D printing used to develop fast response stiffness-tunable soft actuator
Researchers have designed and fabricated a fast-response, stiffness tunable soft actuator which is able to complete a softening-stiffening cycle within 32 seconds.
Jan 15th, 2019
Read moreNew composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material
Scientists have created a recipe for a renewable 3D printing feedstock that could spur a profitable new use for an intractable biorefinery byproduct: lignin.
Dec 19th, 2018
Read moreInexpensive 3-D-printed microfluidics device quickly tests drugs on tumor tissue
Researchers have 3-D printed a novel microfluidic device that simulates cancer treatments on biopsied tumor tissue - and keeps the tissue alive for days - so clinicians can better examine how individual patients will respond to different therapeutics.
Dec 13th, 2018
Read moreMaterials data space for additive manufacturing: Creating digital twins of materials
To ensure the digital networking of production systems and the optimization of material-specific requirements, we need to measure, analyze and replicate the changes in material properties in a process in which 'digital twins' of materials are created.
Dec 4th, 2018
Read moreEasy to use 3D bioprinting technique creates lifelike tissues from natural materials
Bioengineers have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that works with natural materials and is easy to use, allowing researchers of varying levels of technical expertise to produce lifelike organ tissue models.
Nov 28th, 2018
Read moreOptics and laser components out of the 3D-printer
Complete laser systems out of the 3D printer? What sounds like a long way off is the goal of a new research project.
Nov 28th, 2018
Read moreNeural network for 3D printing of metal products
In order to accelerate the mathematical modeling for 3D printing, researchers have developed a neural network.
Nov 15th, 2018
Read moreOrigami, 3D-printing merge to make complex structures in one shot
By merging the ancient art of origami with 21st century technology, researchers have created a one-step approach to fabricating complex origami structures whose light weight, expandability, and strength could have applications in everything from biomedical devices to equipment used in space exploration.
Oct 22nd, 2018
Read more3D printers have 'fingerprints', a discovery that could help trace 3D-printed guns
The advancement, which the research team calls 'PrinTracker', could ultimately help law enforcement and intelligence agencies track the origin of 3D-printed guns, counterfeit products and other goods.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read more3D-printed prototype sets the stage for bionic eye replacements (w/video)
Researchers directly print functional photodetectors on curved surface.
Oct 18th, 2018
Read more3D-printed lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.
Oct 17th, 2018
Read moreResearchers develop 3-D printed objects that can track and store how they are used
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed 3-D printed assistive technology that can track and store their use - without using batteries or electronics.
Oct 10th, 2018
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