A team at the University of Wollongong, Australia, has used a 3D printer to create nerve cells found in the brain. The research, led by Dr. Jeremy Crook, is an important step toward synthetic tissues …
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Advanced 3D printed fruit simulator could hold key to food security
While many stories about 3D printing food raise a smile, a fruit simulator may have important applications. The rate of food waste, even before a product reaches the home, is one of the key factors dr…
3D printing with air pockets for physical tagging: Aircode
Researchers from Columbia University in New York have developed an innovative method of embedding physical tags into 3D printed objects. Coined ‘AirCode’, the method uses air pockets to co…
Powering 3D printed micromotors with E. coli bacteria
Researchers from the Sapienza University of Rome have created 3D printed micromotors that can be powered by E.coli bacteria. The group created micromotors using a custom-built two photon polymerizatio…
The future of 3D printing is in another dimension
4D printing is a method created to push the boundaries of what is possible with a 3D printer. The term was first coined in a TED Talk by Skylar Tibbits, an associate professor of architecture at the M…
3D printed wall-climbing robot emulates gecko by walking upside down and underwater
Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea have created a 3D printed wall-climbing robot. The quadruped robot is intended to imitate the functionaliti…
NIST addresses metal 3D printer challenges with digital thread strategy
For its value to the efficiency of manufacturing, 3D printing has become a key component of Industry 4.0 aka the fourth industrial revolution. Several projects are adopting industrial 3D printing for …
3D printed shrimp proves to be a better home for human tissue
Today, cells grown in a lab can be transplanted into a patient to help heal skin injuries, and provide therapeutic treatment to internal tissue. One day, medical researchers hope to be able to provide…
Lawrence Livermore creates 4D printed silicone with direct ink writing and shape memory polymers
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has published research into 4D printed silicones. LLNL combines its direct ink writing method with shape memory polymers to create silicone structures tha…
Goodbye shattered smartphone screens hello 3D printed, self-healing gels
A team at the University of Melbourne, Australia, are developing 3D printable gels that could be used to make self-healing smartphone and computer screens. Demonstrated by 3D printed self-rolling R…