New Method Developed to 3D Print Milk-Based Products

TECH & INNOVATION 09.19.2020 08:10 AM

Not all food can be effectively used in 3D printers due to temperature-sensitive nutrients like milk. Researchers demonstrate how milk ink can be used for 3D food printing via cold extrusion methods.

Researchers Use 3D Printer to Produce 1,000 Face Shield Parts Per Day for COVID-19 Frontliners

03.31.2020 06:52 AM

Researchers from Northwestern University recently demonstrated the ability of a single 3D printer to produce 1,000 face shield parts each day.

Optical Lace Material Helps Soft Robots React to Their Environment

09.20.2019 08:35 AM

Researchers develop an optical lace to replace robot ‘flesh’ to improve its sensitivity to touch.

3D Printing Printing May Help Rebuild Coral Reef

08.27.2019 08:54 AM

Coral reefs around the world are degrading, but scientists believe that 3D printing technology may help rebuild what was lost.

Biomanufacturing is Now Being Tested at the International Space Station

08.04.2019 04:57 AM

Researchers are looking to 3D print blood vessels and tissues in space. With both medical and technological advancements, a lot of scientists and researchers have been working on 3D printing bodily materials like organs, and some of these organs even have the intricate details of blood vessels and tissues over the past few years.

Mars Astronauts May Soon Have Access to 3D Printed Skin and Bones

07.17.2019 09:28 AM

Mars explorers could turn to 3D printers to treat burns and broken bones. What could be more frightening than suffering a serious injury, such as a severe burn or broken bone while in outer space, hundreds of thousands of miles away from any hospital? For most astronauts, probably not very much, but it is a reality that they must plan for.

3D Printed Wood Now Possible

07.12.2019 11:47 AM

A 3D printing process that uses a wood-based ink to produce components with the unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood has been demonstrated by a group of researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University.

The Amazing 3-D Printing of 1.7 Billion Stars

07.06.2019 10:28 AM

The ESA's Gaia satellite is helping astronomers understand the origins of our galaxy, one star at a time.

Next Generation 3D-Printed Optical-Electronic Integration

06.13.2019 11:34 AM

FsLDW allows the fabrication of higher-level microstructures to manipulate light signals, including the waveguide coupled microdisks for light remote control and the coupled double-microdisk resonators for laser mode selection

A New 3D Printed Device Sets New Record for Efficiency

06.05.2019 14:16 PM

The findings of the researchers reveal that printed thermoelectric materials using tin selenide are a promising way forward

Mars Potential Future Home: NASA Announces 3D Printed Habitat Challenge Winners

05.14.2019 18:03 PM

New York-based design agency AI SpaceFactory took the top prize in a NASA competition to 3D print a habitat that could be used on the moon or Mars.

Organ Bioprinting Overcome Major Hurdles

05.07.2019 08:44 AM

Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs. It's a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues with exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body's natural passageways for blood, air, lymph, and other vital fluids.

3D Beauty Mask: The Next-Level Beauty Product

04.22.2019 22:36 PM

Skincare giant Neutrogena is turning to 3D printing to solidify its position in the tech world for its latest skincare product.

3D Print Glass Now Possible

04.22.2019 10:21 AM

Researchers have successfully 3D printed chalcogenide glass, a unique material used to make optical components that operate at mid-infrared wavelengths.

First Ever 3D Printed Heart was Made from Human Tissues and Vessels

04.17.2019 15:48 PM

Researchers have successfully 3D printed a heart complete with blood vessels, cells, ventricles, and chambers.

Printing the World’s First 3D Vascularised Engineered Heart Using Patient’s Cells and Biological Materials

04.15.2019 11:51 AM

The first time scientists successfully engineered and printed an entire heart replete with cells, blood vessels, ventricles, and chambers

Athletic Injuries to be Treated Through 3D-Printed Tissues

04.06.2019 07:53 AM

Scientists develop a new technology that has the potential to heal athletic injuries Athletes who have faced injuries related to sports events may find treatment through the 3D-printed artificial tissues developed by researchers from Rice University and the University of Maryland.

This 3D Bionic Skin Can Convey Robots To Feel The Sensitivity Of Various Environment

05.12.2017 01:58 AM

A team of researchers have a built a new 3D fabric skin which can make the robots feel all kinds of sensitivity; possibly helpful in health and defence fields; Know more here

3D Printed Bricks From Moon-Dust Could Be The Best Building Blocks For Space Colonization

05.07.2017 06:29 AM

Researchers from DLR German Aerospace Center found an advanced way to build homes. they have 3D printed bricks from the moon-dust and baked in the solar furnace. the furnace is made of 147 mirrors to focus the sunlight on a single point of the beam.

Martian Colony Could Be 3D Printed With The New Technology Invented By Northwestern Engineers

04.18.2017 04:39 AM

A new method has used simulated Martian and lunar dust to 3D print flexible, tough rubber tools.The near lack of an atmosphere and weather on Mars does have some advantages, as does the highly reduced gravity compared to Earth. The 3D printed buildings will not need to withstand strong winds or gravitational pressure, which will add to the longevity of the infrastructure.

Universe In Pocket: How 3D Printing May Revoluntionize Space Science

04.13.2017 14:18 PM

Researchers from Northwestern University and Engineering and Additive Manufacturing (TEAM) Laboratory have come up with a new method of 3D-printing the extraterrestrial objects with the help from simulants of Martian and lunar dust.