GeorgiaTECH PhD student Alexis Noel has been studying the adhesive properties of animal tongues for over two years. Originally her research focused on the sticky catapult of frog tongues, but recently…
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Northeastern University’s 3D printer unlocks secrets of the heart
Under the direction of new associate professor Guohao Dai, the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern University Mass. is one step closer to The 3D Printed Heart. Being such a delicate process, …
3D printed filters bring more drinking water to Mexico
As The Rime of the Ancient Mariner goes: ‘Water, water, everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink’. When written in 1797, Coleridge couldn’t have foreseen how telling those words would be in 2016. About one…
3D printing silk protein veins on a molecular level
As seen last month in bone fractures fixed by 3D bio-printed silk, silk has great potential as a 3D printed bio-material. The trouble is when it comes to 3D printing anything less solid than, say, a s…
Oak Ridge’s 3D printed magnets outperform traditional ones
A group of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated that 3D printed permanent magnets can outperform their traditionally created counterparts. The 3D printed magnets also manage to cr…
Early warning for dam collapse enabled by 3D scanning research
Researchers are using a 3D scanner to predict the geographical conditions that cause dams to collapse. In a scaled-down model reservoir, the team used an Optech ILRIS (Intelligent Laser Ranging and Im…
3D printing harnesses the power of magnets
When I went to New York some years ago, I received four pieces of advice from a Texan gentleman philosophizing in an Irish Bar. The first three nuggets of wisdom he gave me were the vague kind of advi…
3D printed autonomous ‘squid’ takes sea exploration to new depths.
A recent paper published in the Marine Technology Society Journal, gives tantalizing details of a 3D printed autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) inspired by the water-jet propulsion motion of squids. …
Security drOwned by University researchers
A paper has been released supporting the claims that a team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the University of South Alabama, and Singapore University of Technology and De…
Today’s Three Permanent Laser Marking Services
There are three basic permanent marking laser services on the market today; laser marking, laser etching and laser engraving. Each one offers a permanent marking solution to clients adding a permanent…