Research & Education
Israeli researchers use origami to improve 3D bioprinting
Researchers at Tel Aviv University drew on the principles of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, to develop an original and innovative solution...
L3Harris Technologies tests 3D-printed materials for satellite manufacturing
While 3D-printed rockets, car parts and even houses are coming to market on Earth, L3Harris Technologies plans to use the International Space Station (ISS)...
US students aim to bring 3D-printed underwater drone to the Arctic
Students from the Yonder Deep organization at UC San Diego are working to develop a low-cost, modular, fully autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that will...
University of Florida characterized 3D bio-printed structural elements under cell generated forces
Biofabrication researchers continually strive to improve 3D bio-printed constructs to resemble real tissues better. Unfortunately, there is a lack of fundamental principles that describe...
3D printed facial Implants can help patients with mucormycosis
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed 3D-printed facial implants for patients suffering from mucormycosis. This disease has particularly spread among...
US Engineers Research 3D Printing of Auxetic Soft Tissue
Researchers are using architectural tools to achieve 300 times more flexibility in a new 3D printed design. In the lab of Georgia Tech researcher Scott...
3D Printing Community Is Ready For BBC micro:bit
BBC recently released the BBC micro:bit, a credit card-sized microcontroller for their digital education program. The British broadcaster gives one million of the micro:bits to students in...
Chinese researchers want to 3D print skin in the next two or three years
The largest human organ is not the brain, the lungs or the liver, it is the skin. Compared to other organs the skin is...
Bioengineers Turn Laser Cutter into SLS 3D Printer for Biomaterials
Bioengineers at Rice University have modified a CO2 laser cutter in order to create an open source Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printer. While industrial...
MIT researchers develop 3D printer that automatically adapts to materials
In a world where the demand for more sustainable production methods is constantly growing, the adaptability of 3D printers to a wide variety of...