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3D print your own breakfast (w/video)

A team of researchers has developed a 3D food printer capable of printing and cooking multiple ingredients at one time.

Aug 30th, 2016

3-D printed structures 'remember' their shapes

Heat-responsive materials may aid in controlled drug delivery and solar panel tracking.

Aug 26th, 2016

Going beyond 3D printing to add a new dimension for additive manufacturing (w/video)

Researchers have demonstrated the 3D printing of shape-shifting structures that can fold or unfold to reshape themselves when exposed to heat or electricity. The micro-architected structures were fabricated from a conductive, environmentally responsive polymer ink.

Aug 24th, 2016

Five ways bioengineers want to use 3-D printing

Researchers review and consider the progress made in 3D bioprinting and what might be possible in the decades - or years - ahead.

Aug 11th, 2016

Researchers offer solution to 3D-printing cybersecurity concerns

Researchers demonstrate how model-based assessment can be used to detect issues with 3D printed parts. While this work was initially performed to detect defects due to material issues, equipment malfunction and happenstance, it is also applicable to preventing malicious attacks, as well.

Aug 1st, 2016

3-D-printing lab instruments 1 block at a time (w/video)

A team of researchers and students has created a Lego-like system of blocks that enables users to custom make chemical and biological research instruments quickly, easily and affordably. The system of 3D-printed blocks can be used in university labs, schools, hospitals, and anywhere there is a need to create scientific tools.

Jul 21st, 2016

Exploring superconducting properties of 3-D printed parts

Researchers use 3-D printing to create a resonant microwave cavity via an aluminum-silicon alloy that boasts superconductivity when cooled below the critical temperature of aluminum.

Jul 19th, 2016

Researchers report cybersecurity risks in 3-D printing

Researchers examined two aspects of additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, that could have cybersecurity implications and harmful economic impact: printing orientation and insertion of fine defects.

Jul 13th, 2016

3D-printed silk 'micro-rockets' that can be safely used for drug delivery

By using an innovative 3D inkjet printing method, researchers have taken the biggest step yet in producing microscopic silk swimming devices that are biodegradable and harmless to a biological system.

Jun 28th, 2016

3-D printing produces cartilage from strands of bioink

Strands of cow cartilage substitute for ink in a 3D bioprinting process that may one day create cartilage patches for worn out joints, according to a team of engineers.

Jun 27th, 2016

A new bio-ink for 3D printing with stem cells

Scientists have developed a new kind of bio-ink, which could eventually allow the production of complex tissues for surgical implants.

Jun 23rd, 2016

Need hair? Press 'print' (w/video)

With fur, brushes, and bristles, novel technique opens new frontier in 3-D printing.

Jun 17th, 2016

New 3-D printed polymer can convert methane to methanol

Scientists have combined biology and 3-D printing to create the first reactor that can continuously produce methanol from methane at room temperature and pressure.

Jun 15th, 2016

3D printing for personalised medical devices

The EU is investing in research to help European manufacturers remain competitive in a growing market for personalised medical products. Two projects are developing ways to use 3D printing to make tailor-made components for the benefit of patients.

Jun 13th, 2016

3D Printing of patterned membranes opens door to rapid advances in membrane technology

A new type of 3D printing will make it possible for the first time to rapidly prototype and test polymer membranes that are patterned for improved performance.

Jun 2nd, 2016

'On-the-fly' 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it (w/video)

Researchers have come up with an interactive prototyping system that prints what you are designing as you design it; the designer can pause anywhere in the process to test, measure and, if necessary, make changes that will be added to the physical model still in the printer.

Jun 1st, 2016

3-D-bioprinted placenta could lead to new treatments for preeclampsia

For the first time, scientists have bioprinted a 3-D model of placenta tissue that mimics the organ's complex structure.

May 18th, 2016

Printing metal in midair (w/video)

3-D printing and laser annealing of conductive metallic inks without supports could lead to customized electronic and biomedical devices.

May 17th, 2016