Research & Education
Professor wants to integrate bacteria-powered biobatteries into 3D-printed circuits
Over the past decade, Professor Seokheun ‘Sean’ Choi of Binghamton University has developed a series of bacteria-powered biobatteries for use in remote locations such...
3D-printed metamaterials combine strength and ductility thanks to dual microarchitecture
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new method of using 3D printing to produce a metamaterial that is both...
DLP 3D printing as a manufacturing platform for flexible electronic systems and smart materials
Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing is increasingly establishing itself as a key technology for the production of flexible and multifunctional electronic components. In...
3D-printed micro-stamp enables artificial muscles with complex mobility
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new method to produce artificial muscle tissue with complex mobility. This involves the...
CO2OPERATE research project investigates 3D printing for sustainable bus components
Kempten University of Applied Sciences is working on the development of sustainable lightweight structures for city buses and coaches as part of the CO2OPERATE...
Organovo to Develop 3D Bioprinted Human Liver for Transplantation
US-based bioprinting company Organovo has unveiled plans to 3D print human liver tissue for direct transplantation to patients. Organovo's exVive3D bioprinted liver tissue has been available...
KERI researchers develop new binder-free printing method
A research team from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) led by Dr. Seol Seung-kwon has presented a new method for producing high-resolution 3D...
Laser Zentrum Hannover presents innovations at Formnext 2024
The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is taking part in Formnext for the first time this year and will be presenting the latest research...
Chinese researchers want to 3D print skin in the next two or three years
The largest human organ is not the brain, the lungs or the liver, it is the skin. Compared to other organs the skin is...
3D-Printed Skin Models: Fish Gelatin Hydrogel as a Basis for Biomedical Research
Empa is developing a novel approach to replicating human skin for biomedical research. At the core of this effort is a hydrogel based on...