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3-D printing improves cell adhesion and strength of PDMS polymer

Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts from molding, casting and spin coating of simple forms to 3-D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion.

Jan 22nd, 2018

Novel 3-D printing technique yields high-performance composites

A novel 3D printing method, called 'rotational 3D printing', yields unprecedented control of the arrangement of short fibers embedded in polymer matrices.

Jan 16th, 2018

3D printing creates super soft structures that replicate brain and lungs

A new 3D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs.

Jan 10th, 2018

3-D printed microfibers could provide structure for artificially grown body parts

Much as a frame provides structural support for a house and the chassis provides strength and shape for a car, a team of engineers believe they have a way to create the structural framework for growing living tissue using an off-the-shelf 3-D printer.

Dec 12th, 2017

New research identifies how 3-D printed metals can be both strong and ductile

A new technique by which to 3D print metals, involving a widely used stainless steel, has been show to achieve exception levels of both strength and ductility, when compared to counterparts from more conventional processes.

Dec 11th, 2017

Volumetric 3D printing promises nearly instant builds (w/video)

By using laser-generated, hologram-like 3D images flashed into photosensitive resin, researchers have discovered they can build complex 3D parts in a fraction of the time of traditional layer-by-layer printing.

Dec 8th, 2017

Researchers 3D-print lifelike artificial organ models (w/video)

Researchers have 3D printed lifelike artificial organ models that mimic the exact anatomical structure, mechanical properties, and look and feel of real organs.

Dec 6th, 2017

In first, 3D-printed objects connect to WiFi without electronics

Researchers 3D-print plastic objects and sensors that can collect useful data and communicate with other WiFi-connected devices entirely on their own.

Dec 5th, 2017

Engineers 3-D print a 'living tattoo'

New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.

Dec 5th, 2017

3D Printing in concrete (w/video)

Additive manufacturing removes design limitations for concrete components.

Dec 5th, 2017

3D-printed living minifactories (w/video)

Researchers introduced a new 3D printing platform that works using living matter. The research-ers developed a bacteria-containing ink that makes it possible to print mini biochemical factories with certain properties, depending on which species of bacteria the scientists put in the ink.

Dec 1st, 2017

New 3-D printer is 10 times faster than commercial counterparts (w/video)

Engineers have developed a new desktop 3-D printer that performs up to 10 times faster than existing commercial counterparts. Whereas the most common printers may fabricate a few Lego-sized bricks in one hour, the new design can print similarly sized objects in just a few minutes.