Our series looking at the future of 3D printing continues with insights into the next generation of engineers and the circular economy from the Research Unit in Engineering Sciences (RUES) at Universi…
3D bio-printing advances as CWRU improves PLA ‘scaffolding’ used in medicine by adding graphene
New 3D bio-printing research shows that combining materials could be the secret to 3D printing bones and organs. A paper from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio, describes resea…
New Jersey school introduces MakerBot Innovation Center
Mount Olive High School (MOHS) in New Jersey, welcomes 33 MakerBot 5th Generation Replicator 3D printers to their existing Marauder Innovation Learning Lab (MiLL). A resource of such a size is usually…
Unlocking National Trust secrets with a LiDAR 3D scanner
LiDAR is the ‘Light Detection and Ranging’ process used by autonomous vehicles to ‘see’ the road and objects around them. It creates digital images by reading the way light bounces off objects. These …
Formula Student: How TU Delft made 3D printing a success
In order to give students the real experience of engineering, 3D printing is in use in the Formula Student racing competition. The challenge is to create a car and race it against other student made d…