3D printing

Printing the Metals of the Future

“We think it’s going to change materials research in the future.” 3-D printers can create

Amanda Boxtel standing in the 3-D printed Ekso hybrid robotic suit in Budapest. Image: 3D Systems Corp.
3-D Printing: A New Manufacturing Staple

Thirty years have passed since 3-D printers first appeared, but only recently have they hinted

(a) a diagram showing FDM 3D printing equipment, (b) a shape of 3D tactile structure (an apple) made by the printing technology and an image of tactile patterns of an apple in the standard braille.
3D Printer can be used to aid visually impaired students in their educational endeavors

New technology has been developed to make tactile objects with ease thanks to the convergence

Direct metal laser melting (DMLM) machine in action: A laser fuses metal powder to form one of many successive layers that will form the final manufactured part.
Researchers develop efficient additive approach to manufacture 3D metal parts

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed a new and more efficient approach to a

English: RepRap v.2 'Mendel' open-source FDM 3D printer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Autodesk Unveils Open-Source 3-D Printing System

Autodesk is hoping to kick-start three-dimensional printing in much the same way Google spurred smartphone development, with a

The final Hemosep, developed using 3D-printed prototype parts
3D printing drastically reduces development costs of blood recycling machine

Prototyping costs have been cut by 96 percent via 3D printing During surgery, patients’ blood

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3D unmanned aircraft that could be disposable and sent on one-way flights for delivery, search or reconnaissance purposes.

3D printing trials of unmanned aircraft at the University of Sheffield broaden the possibilities for

JAMES BYARD/WUSTL PHOTOS Igor Efimov, PhD, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, works with Sarah Gutbrod, PhD candidate in biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, in Efimov’s lab in Whitaker Hall. Efimov and a team of researchers are developing a custom-fitted, implantable device that can deliver treatment or predict an impending heart attack before a patient shows any physical symptoms.
3-D printer creates transformative device for heart treatment

Using an inexpensive 3-D printer, biomedical engineers have developed a custom-fitted, implantable device with embedded

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Baby’s life saved after 3D printed devices were implanted at U-M to restore his breathing

Bioresorbable splints used for just second time ever, successfully improved breathing so baby can go

Joshua Pearce holds a DremelFuge chuck made from shredded plastic milk jugs.
Save Money and the Planet: Turn Your Old Milk Jugs into 3D Printer Filament

Making your own stuff with a 3D printer is vastly cheaper than what you’d pay

English: Principle of tissue engineering (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Major Advance in tissue engineering and 3D printing

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced a unique

World’s First Carbon Fiber 3D Printer Announced, The Mark One

There could be hundreds or thousands of applications for this new technology, especially within the

Micro laser sintering technology to 3D print tiny metal parts

The new enterprise is developing a new micro laser sintering technology (MLS) for 3D printing

VIDEO: 3-D printing creates murky product liability issues

A Stanford law professor warns that in a world of 3-D printing, people may not

Honey, I 3-D Printed the Kids: Additive Manufacturing Comes of Age

3-D printing is growing up fast On a recent cold afternoon in New York, a