What plants can teach us about oil spill clean-up and microfluidics
For years, scientists have been inspired by nature to innovate solutions to tricky problems, even oil spills—manmade disasters with devastating environmental and economic consequences. A new USC study takes a cue from leaf structure...
Castle on a pencil tip via nano-scale 3D-printing
Multiphoton lithography (MPL) or multiphoton processing is an umbrella term for 3D printing methods relying on photochemical reactions triggered by multiphoton absorption (MPA). The most popular approach is the two-photon polymerization (2PP), also sometimes...
3D Printed Hyperelastic Bone Now Commercially Available for Research
About a year and a half ago, scientists at Northwestern University made a major breakthrough. They developed a form of 3D printed hyperelastic bone that not only encourages bone regrowth within the body, but actually grows with it,...
US Military Researches Water Bottle Recycling for 3D Printing in the Field
Dr. Nicole Zander, ARL, demonstrates equipment for Capt. Anthony Molnar, U.S. Marine Corps. Every branch of the US military has been exploring 3D printing for a number of applications, finding it to be a...
SABIC Expands Fast-Growing Additive Manufacturing Materials Portfolio with Three New Filaments
April 2018 – SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, announced here at RAPID + TCT the third expansion of its additive manufacturing materials offering within 12 months. Specifically, SABIC is launching three new filaments for...
Adidas Futurecraft 4D shoes: The fourth dimension is hype
Can light, oxygen, and liquid resins make a comfortable midsole?
Adidas is getting serious about turning its 3D-printed concepts into consumer products. Last week, the sportswear giant revealed Futurecraft 4D, a sneaker designed partially with a manufacturing technology...
Guide to Selecting and Buying 3D Printing Filament in 2018
Filament is essentially the 'ink' for a 3D printer. At rigid.ink, we focus on the spools of plastic filament rather than resin. The plastic feeds through the printer, being heated before being extruded from...
The Cabin of Curiosities is a Whimsical Yet Livable 3D Printed Tiny House
The Cabin of Curiosities sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s real – even if its appearance is reminiscent of fairy tales, too. The small 3D printed cabin is the latest...
Workshop offers insight into 3D printing
A dozen students in the Columbus area used their spring break week to get hands-on experience constructing a 3-D printer that could spark some personal creativity. The week-long workshop at Purdue Polytechnic Columbus gave...
Cheap 3-D printer can produce self-folding materials
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes, such as a rose, a boat or even a bunny.
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