Research & Education
Researchers 3D print fungal structures for water repellent protection
Materials scientists at China's Hunan University have used 3D printing to develop a new type of water-repellent surface. Tiny mushroom-shaped microstructures are designed to...
MIT researchers develop 3D printing method for electromagnets
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method that allows complex electromagnetic coils to be produced in a single step...
Artificial Intelligence for safer Bike Helmets and better Shoe Soles
Researchers have trained an artificial intelligence to design the structure of so-called metamaterials with desired mechanical properties for a wide range of applications. Bike helmets...
Researchers test 3D printing of protective coatings in space
A team at West Virginia University is investigating how 3D printing behaves in zero gravity in space. According to a publication in ACS Applied...
Weber State University installs Impossible Objects CBAM 3D-Printer
Weber State University has commissioned a 3D printer from Impossible Objects. The machine has gone into operation at the university's Miller Advanced Research and...
Micro 3D Printer supports the fabrication of microwells for microgravity
Researchers from the Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany have used the microArch S140, a microscale...
Fraunhofer utilises atmospheric pressure plasma for more stable 3D-printed components
Stability is one of the core requirements and at the same time an important potential weak point for components manufactured in layer-by-layer 3D printing...
Aston University 3D Printing Engineer receives Innovator of the Year 2023 Award
Renia Gkountiou, an engineer and technician working on Aston University's Advanced Prototyping Facility project, has been named Female Innovator for 2023. In her role, Gkountiou...
Carbon’s biodegradable elastomer platform has proven its biocompatibility in vivo
Carbon, a specialist in 3D printing technology, announced that its platform of bioresorbable elastomers, currently in development, has proven its biocompatibility in vivo. All...
Programmable 3D printed wound dressing could improve treatment for burn, cancer patients
One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this and...
