Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding (w/video)
Kayak paddles, snowshoes, skateboards. Outdoor sporting goods used to be a tough market for 3D printing to break into, but fused particle fabrication (FPF) can change that.
Apr 9th, 2019
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3D-printing channel structures in glass
With the Glassomer process, a method that enables scientists to shape glass like plastic, they are now able to produce three-dimensional hollow structures in quartz glass.
Mar 29th, 2019
Read more3D-printed tissues may keep athletes in action
Bioscientists are moving closer to 3D-printed artificial tissues to help heal bone and cartilage typically damaged in sports-related injuries to knees, ankles and elbows.
Mar 28th, 2019
Read moreNew 3-D printing approach makes cell-scale lattice structures
System could provide fine-scale meshes for growing highly uniform cultures of cells with desired properties.
Mar 26th, 2019
Read moreRapid magnetic 3D printing of human cells
A team of engineers has found a way to use 3D printing technology to create artificial tumours to help researchers test new drugs and therapies, which could lead to personalized medicine.
Mar 25th, 2019
Read moreLight provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials
Scientists have developed a novel 3D printer that uses patterns of visible and ultraviolet light to dictate which of two monomers are polymerized to form a solid material. Different patterns of light provide the spatial control necessary to yield multi-material parts.
Mar 12th, 2019
Read more3D-printed live cells convert glucose to ethanol, carbon dioxide to enhance catalytic efficiency
Researchers have 3D printed live cells that convert glucose to ethanol and carbon dioxide gas, a substance that resembles beer, demonstrating a technology that can lead to high biocatalytic efficiency.
Mar 6th, 2019
Read moreScientists develop 3D-printable water sensor
X-ray investigation reveals functioning of highly versatile copper-based compound.
Mar 4th, 2019
Read more3D printed tool cuts through titanium, wins innovation prize
High quality cutting tools can now be 3D printed, with potential for time and cost savings in aerospace and Defence manufacturing.
Feb 27th, 2019
Read moreFinding keyholes in metals 3D printing
New research has identified how and when these gas pockets form, as well as a methodology to predict their formation -- a pivotal discovery that could dramatically improve the 3D printing process.
Feb 22nd, 2019
Read moreCombining mechanical computing with 3D printing to create 'sentient' materials
Engineers are combining mechanical computing with 3D printing as part of an effort to create 'sentient' materials that can respond to changes in their surroundings, even in extreme environments that would destroy electronic components, such as high radiation, heat or pressure.
Feb 20th, 2019
Read moreStar Trek anyone? 3D printing method creates objects in one piece (w/video)
It looks like something you might find aboard the Starship Enterprise. A projector beams a three-dimensional video into a container of photosensitive resin. The video plays while the container rotates for a few minutes - then the fluid drains, leaving behind a complete, fully formed 3D object.
Feb 13th, 2019
Read more3D 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
Read moreMovable 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
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