Research & Education
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine sends bioprinted tissue into space for first time
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) will deliver 3D-printed solid tissue constructs to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard commercial spaceflight company...
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...
Scientists develop 3D-printed pneumatic modules that control the movements of soft robots using air pressure
In the future, soft robots will be able to perform tasks that cannot be done by conventional robots. These soft robots could be used...
Scientists improve 3D-printed metal parts by real-time evaluation of residual strain
Researchers are optimizing industrial designs to produce more efficient parts using additive manufacturing. AM involves printing 3D metal parts layer by layer. Material made...
University of Texas researches 3D printing batteries from lunar and Martian soil
The University of Texas at El Paso has joined a NASA-led project using 3D printing techniques to create rechargeable batteries from lunar and Martian...
Khalifa University researchers develop 3D-printed glasses to correct color-blindness
A team of researchers from Khalifa University has developed a new wearable that could help people with color-blindness. While using dyes to develop lenses...
Researchers develop predictive model for performance of DED-repaired parts
Engineers at Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have developed a mathematical model to predict the performance of parts made with Directed Energy Deposition (DED)...
4D printing with continuous fiber reinforcement for sustainable products
The production of lightweight, robust and environmentally friendly products is increasingly becoming the focus of the 3D printing industry. Scientists have developed a new...
The University of Milan develops self-correcting SLM 3D printer
As part of a diploma thesis, researchers from the Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano) have developed a new selective laser melting system...
3D printing Transforms Acoustics Research: Affordable and Realistic Head Simulators
Acoustics researchers face the challenge of simulating spatial audio for group conversations in order to develop accurate algorithms for localizing sound sources. The solution...
