From the video showing a new 3D printable material, you would be forgiven for thinking that Rutgers University–New Brunswick researchers have created life. Grabbing, dropping, brushing and walking acr…
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Synchrotron exposes the physics of metal AM with stunning video
Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire, is the UK’s national synchrotron. A type of particle accelerator, the synchratron is behind some the country’s most cutting edge particle physics resea…
New 2.5D inkjet printing method guides precise medical research
Due to its drop on demand precision, inkjet based 3D printing presents researchers with the stimulating prospect of creating microscopic and complex devices for use in medical and chemical research. M…
Sub $400 3D prints electric sensing temporary tattoos for soldiers
Scientists at the University of Minnesota (UMN) have 3D printed an electronic circuit on to the back of a human hand for the first time. Though temporary, like lick n stick tattoos, this technology pr…
Bees put sting in Temple’s bioinspired 3D printed needle design
Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) tools, such as generative design programs and topology optimization, are changing the way our world looks. Airplane parts are now more organic-looking, taking …
3D printing to study sexual behaviour of yellow toads in Costa Rica
While 3D printing has previously been used to study extinct animals, research is now turning to live fauna. Academics at the University of Windsor in Canada are using 3D printed toads to study the sea…
US Military studies invertebrates for 3D printing active materials in robots
The US Military is seeking to harness the flexibility of invertebrate creatures to produce robots that benefit from less structural rigidity than what robotics currently allows for. The results sugges…
3D printed metal parts smarten up at VTT Finland
Smart metal parts, capable of relaying information about performance, condition and authenticity, have been made using additive manufacturing in a project at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. …
America Makes and ANSI call for input on final additive manufacturing roadmap
Above a year after Version 1.0, America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have released a preliminary final draft of the AMSC Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturin…
Sydney microfactory upcycles e-waste into 3D printer filament
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, is turning electronic waste into 3D printer filament. In what the university is calling a world first, a microfactory for the sorting and recycling…