New 3D-printed cement paste gets stronger when it cracks—just like structures in nature
What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes?
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Researchers explore machine learning to prevent defects in metal 3-D-printed parts in real time
For years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory engineers and scientists have used an array of sensors and imaging techniques to analyze the physics and processes behind metal 3-D printing in an ongoing effort to build ...
Sep 14, 2018
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Printing with sound: Researchers use acoustic forces to print droplets that couldn't be printed before
Harvard University researchers have developed a new printing method that uses sound waves to generate droplets from liquids with an unprecedented range of composition and viscosity. This technique could finally enable the ...
Aug 31, 2018
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Future construction team: As robots move, they work on single-piece structure
The construction industry of the future will increasingly turn to 3D printing, as researchers go from strength to strength in devising printing systems suited for building structures. The latest buzz looks at what a Singapore ...
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First-ever 3-D-printed electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries
For the first time, researchers have successfully printed a complete, albeit experimental, lithium-ion battery including a solid-state electrolyte. While electrodes have been produced using 3-D-printing technology before, ...
Aug 24, 2018
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Research team develops the world's first-ever 4-D printing for ceramics
A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has achieved a groundbreaking advancement in materials research by successfully developing the world's first 4-D printing for ceramics, which are mechanically robust ...
Aug 17, 2018
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Garment with gills will do nicely as we swim to the bank
A breathable garment has been designed for underwater wear and it has futurists thinking along the lines of a wearable that we actually may need for daily tasks. To what extent would this clothing come in handy if sea levels ...
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3-D printing the next generation of batteries
Additive manufacturing, otherwise known as 3-D printing, can be used to manufacture porous electrodes for lithium-ion batteries—but because of the nature of the manufacturing process, the design of these 3-D printed electrodes ...
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Pictures of success in 3-D printing
Across the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, teams are tackling different scientific problems associated with additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3-D printing, so as to advance our understanding ...
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How awesome is that: A 3D-printed underwater jetpack
What do we know about jetpacks. For one, we can easily think about sci-fi movies where Tony Stark needs to get at villains fast without the cumbersome aid of space vessels, and we see him flying over to crime scenes asap. ...
