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Researchers fur-bricate hair with inexpensive 3-D printer
3-D printers typically produce hard plastic objects, but researchers have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristles using a common, low-cost printer.
Posted: Oct 29th, 2015
Read moreAdditive manufacturing advances: Printing electronics
By uniting two previously separate lines of study, researchers demonstrate the potential of a 3-D printing technique called LIFT to custom manufacture electronic components.
Posted: Oct 20th, 2015
Read moreSilk bio-ink could help advance tissue engineering with 3-D printers
The researchers combined silk proteins, which are biocompatible, and glycerol, a non-toxic sugar alcohol commonly found in food and pharmaceutical products. The resulting ink was clear, flexible, and stable in water.
Posted: Sep 23rd, 2015
Read moreNew frontiers in 3D printing
Novel active mixing and switching printheads enable 3D printing of complex fluids and gels.
Posted: Sep 21st, 2015
Read more3D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury
A team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to help more than 200,000 people annually who experience nerve injuries or disease.
Posted: Sep 18th, 2015
Read morePersonalized 3D-printed heart models for surgical planning
Researchers have developed a system that can take MRI scans of a patient's heart and, in a matter of hours, convert them into a tangible, physical model that surgeons can use to plan surgery.
Posted: Sep 17th, 2015
Read moreCancer patient receives 3-D printed ribs (w/video)
After being diagnosed with a chest wall sarcoma, a 54-year-old Spanish man's surgical team made the decision to remove his sternum and a portion of his rib cage and replace it with an implant.
Posted: Sep 11th, 2015
Read moreCustomizing 3-D printing (w/video)
Design tool lets novices do in minutes what would take experts in computer-aided design hours.
Posted: Sep 3rd, 2015
Read more3-D glass printing (w/video)
Additive Manufacturing of Optically Transparent Glass developed by the Mediated Matter Group at the MIT Media Lab in collaboration with the Glass Lab at MIT.
Posted: Aug 25th, 2015
Read moreTo print or not to print your meal: that is the question
Over the next years 3D printers may become a household kitchen appliance, helping people save time when preparing meals or adding specific nutritious ingredients to their diet.
Posted: Aug 4th, 2015
Read moreBrain teaser: 3-D printed 'tissue' to help combat disease
A bench-top brain that accurately reflects actual brain tissue would be significant for researching not only the effect of drugs, but brain disorders like schizophrenia, and degenerative brain disease. Researchers have made progress in this area, 3-D printing a six-layered structure like brain tissue, in which cells are accurately placed and remain in their designated layer.
Posted: Aug 3rd, 2015
Read more3D-printed 'smart cap' uses electronics to sense spoiled food
Engineers are expanding the already impressive portfolio of 3D printing technology to include electrical components, such as resistors, inductors, capacitors and integrated wireless electrical sensing systems. They have put the new technology to the test by printing a wireless 'smart cap' for a milk carton that detected signs of spoilage using embedded sensors.
Posted: Jul 20th, 2015
Read more3-D printers poised to have major implications for food manufacturing
The use of 3D printers has the potential to revolutionize the way food is manufactured within the next 10 to 20 years, impacting everything from how military personnel get food on the battlefield to how long it takes to get a meal from the computer to your table.
Posted: Jul 13th, 2015
Read moreSweden starts a project of 3D printing houses
In a collaborative project, researchers and external partners are together developing a technology to make full-scale 3D prints of cellulose based material. It is not a matter of small prints - the objective is to make houses.
Posted: Jun 26th, 2015
Read moreFirst 3D-printed supercar goes from 0-60 mph in 2 seconds
Divergent Microfactories unveiled a disruptive new approach to auto manufacturing that incorporates 3D printing to dramatically reduce the pollution, materials and capital costs associated with building automobiles and other large complex structures.
Posted: Jun 25th, 2015
Read more3D-printing of metal with microscale droplets
Researchers have found a way to 3D print structures of copper and gold, by stacking microscopically small metal droplets. These droplets are made by melting a thin metal film using a pulsed laser.
Posted: Jun 10th, 2015
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