Researchers at Stanford University have used 3D printing to develop a novel device that could help boost solar arrays’ energy-capturing capabilities and remove the need for mechanized tracking s…
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$4.6 million available to advance additive manufacturing in new America Makes project call
America Makes has announced three new project calls intended to boost the use of industrial 3D printing and provide a new method for supply chain companies to work directly with the Institute. Several…
T&R Biofab gains patent for lucrative heart disease-treating technology
Korean 3D bioprinting specialist T&R Biofab has patented a way of creating human tissues that could one day be used to develop a heart disease treatment which doesn’t put patients through open sur…
Exploring how to make food more 3D printable for personalized nutrition
Researchers from the US and Mexico are looking to better understand the rheological and printability characteristics of nutrient-rich 3D printed foods. While 3D printed food products do make for the o…
Mantis shrimp structures deliver incredible toughness with 3D printing technology
A team of international researchers has turned towards mother nature in a bid to 3D print ceramic composite materials with bio-inspired toughening characteristics. Ceramics composites with damage-resi…
Scientists develop octopus-inspired suckers using 3D printing technology
A team of US researchers led by Virginia Tech has used 3D printing to create octopus-inspired adhesive suckers. Octopi, along with other members of the cephalopod class, rely on a combination of contr…
Sensing temperature and bending at the same time with 3D printed optical fiber technology
Researchers from the Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi are investigating the 3D printing of multifunctional optical fibers. Using polymer-based stereolithography (SLA) technolo…
3D printed artificial skin improves the tactile sensing of robots
A group of Italian researchers has developed a 3D printed artificial skin that could be used to improve the tactile sensing capabilities of robots. Researchers from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Ca’ Fos…
Researchers look towards photocuring technology to 3D print graphene oxide
Researchers from Concordia University, Montreal, are exploring the 3D printing of graphene oxide liquid crystals to enable materials with previously-unseen levels of strength. Having made headlines fo…
AMGTA reports new technology for safely transporting metal 3D printing waste
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) has issued a report outlining a new method of passivating metal powder condensate waste from the 3D printing process. Developed by Sintavia, a…