Research & Education
Bio-Aerogel: Airy cellulose from the 3D printer
Ultra-light, thermally insulating and biodegradable: Cellulose-based aerogels are versatile. Empa researchers have succeeded in 3D printing the natural material into complex shapes that could...
“Frankenstein design” enables 3D-printed neutron collimator
In neutron experiments by researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the time-honored strategy of divide and conquer took on...
US researchers have recreated a human ear using 3D printing technology
Using advanced tissue engineering techniques and a 3D printer, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Engineering have produced a replica of an adult...
The Purdue Space Program-Active Controls (PSP-AC) team relies on 3D printing
Additive manufacturing makes the impossible possible. It is also changing the way the next generation of innovators will design and manufacture the products of...
Advanced laser beam shaping technology improves metal 3D printing
A novel laser beam shaping module, designed to address the prevailing challenges in the LPBF process, has been developed at Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne. From...
L’Oréal and University of Oregon develop 3D-printed skin models
The cosmetics company L'Oréal has been researching innovative skin models since the 1980s. In collaboration with Professor Paul Dalton from the University of Oregon,...
3D-printed nanoparticles could lead to new shape-changing materials
Materials engineers at Stanford University have produced tens of thousands of difficult-to-make nanoparticles using a 3D printing process that has long been thought to...
ORNL develops solution for residual stress problems in 3D-printed metal structures
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered how to avoid costly and potentially irreparable damage to large metal...
Material science: Optimization of 3D-printed stainless steel against seawater corrosion
LLNL researchers reveal the causes of pitting corrosion in 3D-printed 316L stainless steel used in seawater in Nature Communications. Their discovery that slag particles...
US researchers develop 3D-printed device to detect pollution in space
A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a new framework for the additive manufacturing of a space instrument to detect...
