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February 21, 2025

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Cooling Materials -- Out of the 3D Printer

Feb. 20, 2025 — Rapid, localized heat management is essential for electronic devices and could have applications ranging from wearable materials to burn treatment. While so-called thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences to electrical voltage and ...

For Success in Bioelectronics, Build With Nature-Inspired Design

Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have 3D printed bioelectronic scaffolds that have the properties cells need to form new ...

Holograms Boost 3D Printing Efficiency and Resolution

Feb. 12, 2025 — Scientists have used holographic projections to bring unprecedented resolution to a light-based 3D printing technique. The method allows the fabrication of millimeter-scale objects within seconds using significantly less energy than previous ...

Recyclable Plastic for the Printer

Feb. 13, 2025 — The possibilities for material design and production of plastic components are being expanded through 3D printing technology. However, there is a shortage of recyclable polymers that meet the performance requirements. A research team has now ...

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Fully 3D-Printed Electrospray Engine

Feb. 14, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board a ...

New 3D Printing Method Replicates Nature's Finest Fibers

Feb. 13, 2025 — Researchers have been trying to find new ways to produce and replicate the various useful features observed in nature. Fine hairs and fibers, which are ubiquitous in nature, are useful for various ...

Printable Molecule-Selective Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors

Feb. 3, 2025 — Researchers have developed a way to print nanoparticles like ink, creating inexpensive sweat sensors that can continuously monitor multiple ...

The Importance of Eco-Friendly Sensors in Global Food Supply

Jan. 21, 2025 — Researchers present paper-based temperature and humidity sensors that are accurate, reliable, and eco-friendly. The team created the sensors by printing silver lines on commercially available paper ...

Electric Fungi: The Biobattery That Needs to Be Fed

Jan. 9, 2025 — A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors ...

Big Leap Forward for Environmentally Friendly 'E-Textiles' Technology

Jan. 2, 2025 — A research team has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and ...

How to Print a Car: High-Performance Multi-Material 3D Printing Techniques

Dec. 17, 2024 — A future where lightweight car parts can be made with a 3D printer is here, thanks to multi-material additive manufacturing ...

Scientists Develop 3D Concrete Printing Method That Captures Carbon Dioxide

Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed a 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon, demonstrating a new pathway to reduce the environmental impact of the construction ...

Researchers 3D Print Compact, Low-Cost Vortex Beam Generators

Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed a 3D-printed device that generates twisting light beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM), a form of rotational energy that can carry more data than regular ...

New Bioprinting Technique Creates Functional Tissue 10x Faster

Dec. 3, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel bioprinting technique that uses spheroids, which are clusters of cells, to create complex tissue. This new technique improves the precision and scalability of ...

Temporary Tattoo Printed Directly on the Scalp Offers Easy, Hair-Friendly Solution for Measuring Brainwaves

Dec. 2, 2024 — Scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology offers a promising alternative to the cumbersome process currently ...

New 3D Printing Approach Means Better Biomedical, Energy, Robotics Devices

Dec. 2, 2024 — A researcher has helped create a new 3D printing approach for shape-changing materials that are likened to muscles, opening the door for improved applications in robotics as well as biomedical and ...

3D-Printing Advance Mitigates Three Defects Simultaneously for Failure-Free Metal Parts

Nov. 22, 2024 — Engineers have found a way to simultaneously mitigate three types of defects in parts produced using a prominent additive manufacturing technique called laser powder bed ...

Revolutionary High-Speed 3D Bioprinter Hailed a Game Changer for Drug Discovery

Nov. 1, 2024 — Biomedical engineers have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain tissue to harder ...

Development of a Simple, Revolutionary Printing Technique for Periodic Nano/microstructures

Oct. 31, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a printing technique capable of forming a periodic nano/microstructure on the surface of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) slab and easily transferring it onto the ...

New Solvent-Free 3D Printing Material Could Enable Biodegradable Implants

Oct. 28, 2024 — Researchers have invented a new solvent-free polymer for digital light printing (DLP), a type of 3D printing that essentially pulls solid objects out of a shallow pool of resin one layer at a time. ...

From Accessibility Upgrades to a Custom Cat-Food Bowl, This Mobile 3D Printer Can Autonomously Add Features to a Room

Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers created MobiPrint, a mobile 3D printer that can automatically measure a room and print objects onto the floor. The team's graphic interface lets users design objects in a space that ...

Major Step Toward Fully 3D-Printed Active Electronics

Oct. 15, 2024 — Researchers produced 3D-printed, semiconductor-free logic gates, which perform computations in active electronic devices. As they don't require semiconductor materials, they represent a step ...

New 3D Printing Technique Creates Unique Objects Quickly and With Less Waste

Oct. 11, 2024 — A new technique enables makers to finely tune the color, shade, and texture of 3D-printed objects using only one material. The method is faster and uses less material than other ...

Holographic 3D Printing Has the Potential to Revolutionize Multiple Industries

Oct. 8, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel method of 3D printing that uses acoustic holograms. The process is called holographic direct sound printing (HDSP). It builds on a method introduced in 2022 that ...

Self-Improving AI Method Increases 3D-Printing Efficiency

Aug. 22, 2024 — An artificial intelligence algorithm can allow researchers to more efficiently use 3D printing to manufacture intricate structures. The development could allow for more seamless use of 3D printing ...

Revolutionizing Thermoelectric Technology: Hourglass-Shaped Materials Achieve a 360% Efficiency Boost

Aug. 16, 2024 — A groundbreaking technology has been unveiled that improves the efficiency of thermoelectric materials, which are key in converting waste heat into electricity, by altering their geometry to resemble ...

New Technique Prints Metal Oxide Thin Film Circuits at Room Temperature

Aug. 15, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a technique for printing thin metal oxide films at room temperature, and have used the technique to create transparent, flexible circuits that are both robust and able ...

3D Laser Printing With Bioinks from Microalgae

Aug. 9, 2024 — Microalgae such as the diatom Odontella aurita and the green alga Tetraselmis striata are especially suitable as 'biofactories' for the production of sustainable materials for 3D laser ...

3D-Printed Blood Vessels Bring Artificial Organs Closer to Reality

Aug. 7, 2024 — Lab-grown organs are a long-time 'holy grail' of organ engineering that has yet to be achieved, but new research has brought that goal a big step closer to reality using a new 3D-printing ...

Custom Implants on Demand? Bandages for the Heart? 3D Printing Method Makes It Possible

Aug. 2, 2024 — A team has developed a new way to 3D print material that is at once elastic enough to withstand a heart's persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints, and ...

Sustainable and Reversible 3D Printing Method Uses Minimal Ingredients and Steps

Aug. 1, 2024 — A new 3D printing method developed by engineers is so simple that it uses a polymer ink and salt water solution to create solid structures. The work has the potential to make materials manufacturing ...

Save Your Data on Printable Magnetic Devices? New Laser Technique's Twist Might Make This Reality

July 25, 2024 — A team has been developing a new type of laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) for laser printing using an optical vortex, which has been dubbed OV-LIFT. The team succeeded in printing crystals with ...

Artificial Blood Vessels Could Improve Heart Bypass Outcomes

July 25, 2024 — 3D-printed blood vessels, which closely mimic the properties of human veins, could transform the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes -- created using a novel 3D ...

3D-Printed Microstructure Forest Facilitates Solar Steam Generator Desalination

July 23, 2024 — Faced with the world's impending freshwater scarcity, researchers turned to solar steam generators, which are emerging as a promising device for seawater desalination. The team sought design ...