3D Printing

Painting complex 3D-printed objects entirely new way

Scientists at Rutgers University have created a new way to paint complex 3D-printed objects. This new way is effective as well as time and...

The super-fast world of droplet dynamics

Using high-speed imaging, a new study by the University of Leeds has provided a fresh insight into the complex way droplets behave when they...

A new, high-precision method for 3D-printing small, soft objects

The process, which takes less than 30 seconds from start to finish, has potential applications in a wide range of fields, including 3D bioprinting.

Using 3D printing technique to produce glass objects

A 3D printing process to produce complex and highly porous glass objects.

New laser 3D-printing technique to manufacture metal components

Eliminating cracks in 3D-printed metal components.

Energy-efficient SlothBot leisurely monitors environmental changes

Taking inspiration from the mammal that moves at a leisurely pace, a team of engineers from Georgia Institute of Technology has developed 'SlothBot' -...

A shocking materials technology breakthrough

The Air Force Research Laboratory in collaboration with research partners at Los Alamos National Laboratory has devised a 3-D printed polymer-based foam structure that...

New device paves the way to 3D-printed organs, food

3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. It enables users to produce complex (functional)...

MIT scientists 3D print colloidal crystals

By using a new method to print colloids such as polymer nanoparticles in highly ordered arrangements, scientists have united the principles of self-assembly and...

3-D printed sugar scaffolds offer sweet solution for tissue engineering

Engineers at the University of Illinois devised a 3D printer that can print detailed structures that commercial 3-D printers can’t. The printer can efficiently produce...

Augmented reality takes 3-D printing to next level

Cornell researchers are taking 3-D printing and 3-D modeling to a new level by using augmented reality (AR) to allow designers to design in...

New 3-D printing technique embeds sensing capabilities within robotic actuators

Harvard scientists have developed soft robots by taking inspiration from nature. The robot can crawl, swim, grasp delicate objects and even help a pulsating heart,...

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