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November 21, 2024

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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. Besides eliminating a well-known issue of finished ...

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 toward 3D printing an entire active electronic ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 printing due ...

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 method ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Organs on Demand? Scientists Print Voxel Building Blocks

July 22, 2024 — Scientists are bioprinting 3D structures with a material that is a close match for human tissue, paving the way for true ...

3D Printing of Light-Activated Hydrogel Actuators

July 22, 2024 — An international team of researchers has embedded gold nanorods in hydrogels that can be processed through 3D printing to create structures that contract when exposed to light -- and expand again ...

Precise and Less Expensive 3D Printing of Complex, High-Resolution Structures

July 2, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less ...

Your Future Medications Could Be Personalized for You on a 3D Printer

June 25, 2024 — Scientists are helping to develop standards and safety protocols that would allow pharmacies to print drugs onsite at a dosage best for ...

Researchers Leverage Inkjet Printing to Make a Portable Multispectral 3D Camera

June 12, 2024 — Researchers have used inkjet printing to create a compact multispectral version of a light field camera. The camera, which fits in the palm of the hand, could be useful for many applications ...

Researchers Demonstrate the First Chip-Based 3D Printer

June 10, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated the first chip-based 3D printer, a tiny device that emits reconfigurable beams of visible light into a well of resin that rapidly cures into a solid shape. The advance ...

Innovative 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Treatment for Cataracts and Other Eye Conditions

May 20, 2024 — Rsearchers have developed the first 3D printable ocular resins, marking a significant breakthrough in manufacturing specialist lenses for implantation in the human ...

Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing

May 15, 2024 — A new type of recyclable resin, made from biosourced materials, has been designed for use in 3D printing ...

New Technique Improves Finishing Time for 3D Printed Machine Parts

May 14, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows people who manufacture metal machine parts with 3D printing technologies to conduct automated quality control of manufactured parts during the ...

An Easy Pill to Swallow -- New 3D Printing Research Paves Way for Personalized Medication

May 14, 2024 — A new technique for 3D printing medication has enabled the printing of multiple drugs in a single tablet, paving the way for personalised pills that can deliver timed ...

Researchers Harness Blurred Light to 3D Print High Quality Optical Components

May 9, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new 3D printing method called blurred tomography that can rapidly produce microlenses with commercial-level optical quality. The new method may make it easier and faster ...

An Ink for 3D-Printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints

Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers are targeting the next generation of soft actuators and robots with an elastomer-based ink for 3D printing objects with locally changing mechanical properties, eliminating the need for ...

New 3D-Printing Method Makes Printing Objects More Affordable and Eco-Friendly

Apr. 10, 2024 — A team of scientists has unveiled a method for 3D printing that allows manufacturers to create custom-made objects more economically and ...

This 3D Printer Can Figure out How to Print With an Unknown Material

Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers developed a 3D printer that can automatically determine the printing parameters of an unknown material. This could help engineers use emerging renewable or recycled materials that have ...

Researchers 3D Print Key Components for a Point-of-Care Mass Spectrometer

Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers 3D printed a miniature ionizer, a key component of a mass spectrometer. Their device could someday enable an affordable, in-home mass spectrometer for health ...

High-Resolution Brain Created With 3D Printer

Mar. 21, 2024 — A 3D-printed 'brain phantom' has been developed, which is modeled on the structure of brain fibers and can be imaged using a special variant of magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). The ...

New High-Speed Microscale 3D Printing Technique

Mar. 13, 2024 — A new process for microscale 3D printing creates particles of nearly any shape for applications in medicine, manufacturing, research and more -- at the pace of up to 1 million particles a ...