Research & Education
Skoltech Researchers can improve Polymer Microchips with 3D Printing
A research team from Skoltech has improved the properties of a polymer used for 3D printing. By adding boron nitride "flakes" to the photopolymer,...
Researchers develop highly Conductive Metallic Gel for 3D Printing
NC State University researchers have developed a metallic gel that has high electrical conductivity and can be used to print three-dimensional solid objects at...
3D Printing meets Sustainability: Biodegradable Sensors and Displays
Empa researchers have developed a cellulose-based material that enables 3D printing of biodegradable sensors and displays. The mixture of hydroxypropyl cellulose water carbon nanotubes...
Virginia Tech: 3D Printing Process Reduces Waste in Automotive Industy
Chris Williams, the L.S. Randolph Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is leading a team recently selected by the REMADE Institute for a $1.5 million project...
University of Utah Team Wins Competition for 3D Printed Heat Sink Design
The University of Utah student team has emerged victorious from the 2023 IEEE/EPS ASME K-16 Student Heat Sink Design Challenge. The competition calls for the...
Cardiff University Researchers build Lego 3D Bioprinter
A team at Cardiff University has developed a 3D bioprinter made entirely of LEGO that can be used to create low-cost, scalable and reproducible...
NTU Singapore and Panasonic develop multi-material 3D printer
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore), Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Panasonic) and the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing...
New 3D Printer strengthens Penn State’s Research in Advanced Ceramics
A recently installed 3D ceramic printer provides Penn State materials researchers with advanced capabilities to easily produce high-resolution ceramic parts and other ceramics for...
US Researchers find Unusual Way to Reinforce Polymers
A team of chemists from MIT and Duke University has discovered an unusual way to make polymers stronger: they add some weaker bonds to...
MIT and Inkbit make 3D printing more efficient with spectral packing method
Researchers at MIT CSAIL and the company Inkbit have unveiled a new method for optimizing 3D printing. The method, called "spectral packing," allows 3D...
