Magnetic 3-D-printed structures crawl, roll, jump, and play catch (w/video)
New printing technique could be used to develop remotely controlled biomedical devices.
Jun 13th, 2018
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Now you can 3D print clay, cookie dough - or solid rocket fuel (w/video)
It's now possible to 3D print extremely viscous materials, with the consistency of clay or cookie dough with fine precision. This development may soon allow the creation of customized ceramics, solid rockets, pharmaceuticals, biomedical implants, foodstuffs, and more.
Jun 11th, 2018
Read moreNew approach optimizes soft material 3-D printing
The researchers' Expert-Guided Optimization (EGO) method combines expert judgment with an optimization algorithm that efficiently searches combinations of parameters relevant for 3-D printing, enabling high-fidelity soft material products to be printed.
May 31st, 2018
Read moreFinding better magnets faster with 3D metal printing prototyping
Researchers used laser 3D metal printing to optimize a permanent magnet material that may make an economical alternative to the more expensive rare-earth neodymium iron boron magnets in some applications.
May 30th, 2018
Read moreFirst 3D-printed human corneas
The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists with a new technique that could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas.
May 30th, 2018
Read more3D printed sugar offers sweet solution for tissue engineering, device manufacturing
Engineers built a 3-D printer that offers a sweet solution to making detailed structures that commercial 3-D printers can't: Rather than a layer-upon-layer solid shell, it produces a delicate network of thin ribbons of hardened isomalt, the type of sugar alcohol used to make throat lozenges.
May 24th, 2018
Read moreResearchers develop reprocessable thermosets for sustainable 3D printing
Researchers have developed 3D printing reprocessable thermosets that allows 3D printed structures to be reshapeable, repairable and recyclable leading to more sustainable 3D printing processes.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreSpecially adapted 3D printer can create complex biological tissues
Bioengineers have developed a technique that uses a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials. The advance could be a step toward on-demand printing of complex artificial tissues for use in transplants and other surgeries.
May 22nd, 2018
Read moreResearchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
New technology has biomedical, soft robot and other applications.
May 18th, 2018
Read more3-D printing of weapons threatens security on global, national and personal level
While advances in additive manufacturing offer potential breakthroughs in prosthetic arms or jet engine parts, 3D printing, as it is known, may also accelerate weapons proliferation.
May 8th, 2018
Read moreImproving 3-D printing of plastic parts
Researchers report that using a simple modification to the manufacture of the starting materials improves the toughness of these printable plastics.
May 2nd, 2018
Read moreDrug-filled, 3-D printed dentures could fight off infections
The antifungal application could prove invaluable among those highly susceptible to infection, such as the elderly, hospitalized or disabled patients.
Apr 25th, 2018
Read moreResearchers 3D-print electronics and cells directly on skin
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time.
Apr 25th, 2018
Read more3-D Printed food could change how we eat
Researchers 3-D print food with customized texture and body absorption characteristics.
Apr 24th, 2018
Read moreCheap 3-D printer can produce self-folding materials
Researchers have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes, such as a rose, a boat or even a bunny.
Apr 24th, 2018
Read moreFluid gel discovery offers major breakthrough in the 3D bioprinting of replacement soft body tissues
Scientists discover that fluid gel can overcome the problems of bioprinters replicating softer human tissues.
Apr 19th, 2018
Read more3-D printed active metamaterials for sound and vibration control
Researchers develop 3-D printed acoustic metamaterials that can be switched on and off remotely using a magnetic field.
Apr 12th, 2018
Read more3-DIY: Printing your own bioprinter
Researchers have developed a low-cost 3-D bioprinter by modifying a standard desktop 3-D printer, and they have released the breakthrough designs as open source so that anyone can build their own system.
Mar 27th, 2018
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