MIT Uses AI To Accelerate the Discovery of New Materials for 3D Printing
A new machine-learning system costs less, generates less waste, and can be more innovative than manual discovery methods. The growing popularity of 3D printing for…
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New Method Developed for 3D Printing Living Microbes To Enhance Biomaterials
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have developed a new method for 3D printing living microbes in controlled patterns, expanding the potential for using engineered…
Biosymbiotic Devices: 3D-Printed Personalized, Wireless Wearables That Never Need a Charge
The new devices, custom made to fit individuals, could mean massive improvements in the monitoring and treatment of diseases, the testing of new drugs, and…
Touching the Stars: Astronomers Can Now Hold Stellar Nurseries in Their Hands
Researchers can now hold stellar nurseries in their hands thanks to 3D printing, revealing features often obscured in traditional renderings and animations. Astronomers can’t touch…
Bessel Beams: Laser Beam Shaping To Improve Metal 3D Printing
While laser-based 3D printing techniques have revolutionized the production of metal parts by greatly expanding design complexity, the laser beams traditionally used in metal printing…
3D Printed Vaccine Patch Offers Vaccination Without a Shot – Outperforms Needle Jab in Boosting Immunity
Stanford University and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill develop microneedle vaccine patch that outperforms needle jab to boost immunity. Scientists at Stanford University…
MIT Engineers Create 3D-Printed Objects That Sense How a User Is Interacting With Them
Advance incorporates sensing directly into an object’s material, with applications for assistive technology and “intelligent” furniture. MIT researchers have developed a new method to 3D…
Bioengineers Using 3D Printing and Smart Biomaterials To Create an Insulin-Producing Implant for Type 1 Diabetes
JDRF funds creation of implant to automatically regulate blood glucose levels. Rice University bioengineers are using 3D printing and smart biomaterials to create an insulin-producing…
Electrochemical Reactor Performance Improved Through 3D Printing
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and their collaborators are leveraging the power of 3D printing to improve the performance of electrochemical reactors used to…
World’s First Wooden Satellite Set To Launch – Can Plywood Survive in Space?
The world’s first wooden satellite is on the way, in the shape of the Finnish WISA Woodsat. ESA materials experts are contributing a suite of…
Visualizing Cement Hydration on a Molecular Level – Could Enable 3-D Printing of Concrete
Imaging technique could enable new pathways for reducing concrete’s hefty carbon footprint, as well as for 3-D printing of concrete. The concrete world that surrounds…
3D Printing Tiny, Ultraprecise Parts for Massive Impact
Professor Nicholas Fang’s startup Boston Micro Fabrication uses a novel light-focusing method to make ultraprecise printers. Whether it’s computer chips, smartphone components, or camera parts,…
Rare Mineral Discovered in a Living Organism for the First Time
Rare Mineral From Rocks Found in Mollusk Teeth Northwestern University researchers have, for the first time, discovered a rare mineral hidden inside the teeth of…
Spin-Ice: Breakthrough in 3D Magnetic Nanostructures Could Transform Modern-Day Computing
Scientists have taken a step towards the creation of powerful devices that harness magnetic charge by creating the first ever three-dimensional replica of a material…
Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Jelly for Biomedical Materials and Soft Robotics
Hydrogels merge two physical forms of the same seaweed material for strength, flexibility. 3D-printable gels with improved and highly controlled properties can be created by…
Using 3D Printing in Search for Black Holes
An X-ray telescope designed to search for supermassive black holes could be built using a novel 3D-printing technique called plasma metal deposition. The ESA space…
INSTASWAB: A Better Nasal Swab for COVID-19 Testing
MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products. Over nearly seven years researching 3D printing systems in MIT’s Media Lab,…
New Low-Cost Dynamically-Controlled Surface for 3D Printers Reduces Waste and Saves Time
3-D printing has the potential to revolutionize product design and manufacturing in a vast range of fields—from custom components for consumer products, to 3-D printed…