Engineering
Empa researchers have succeeded in developing an environmentally friendly ink for 3-D printing based on cellulose nanocrystals. This technology can be used to fabricate microstructures with outstanding mechanical properties, ...
May 30, 2017
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Additive manufacturing (AM), also called 3D printing, is growing fast. Worldwide, the AM market grew nearly 26 percent to more than $5 billion last year, versus 2015, and another 17.4 percent this year versus last. The rapid ...
May 23, 2017
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Engineering
For many people, craft is wooden chairs and pottery, all lovingly constructed by hand. A 3-D-printed plastic object? Not so much.
May 23, 2017
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Engineering
An innovative exploration by researchers at MIT and Grand Rapids, Michigan-based furniture company Steelcase has resulted in a promising vision of furniture made via 3D printing. The developers, from MIT's Self-Assembly Lab ...
Engineering
Electronic devices that can not only be implanted in the human body but also completely dissolve on their own – known as "bioresorbable" electronics – are envisioned by many as one of medical technology's next frontiers. ...
May 16, 2017
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Engineering
Scientists use the term 4-D printing to refer to the simple production of objects that can transform their shape at different times. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now taken this approach one major step further by developing ...
May 8, 2017
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Engineering
If you haven't used a 3-D printer yet, you may be surprised to learn that it isn't fully automated the way your office's inkjet is.
May 5, 2017
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Engineering
(Tech Xplore)—We have been hearing wonderful things about what designers and engineers are doing via the use of 3-D printers and plastics. But what about 3-D printing using metal parts? Safety and cost issues have been ...
Robotics
The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that ...
Apr 27, 2017
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Metallic implants—widely used clinically to replace diseased or damaged bone tissue—are not biodegradable and stay in the human body until removed surgically. The implants may also have problems with corrosion and could ...
Apr 17, 2017
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