Nano-Patched Graphene for Soft Electronics
Perfect graphene is an ideal two-dimensional (2D) network of sp2–hybridized carbon atoms and is known as the strongest material in nature. However, the practical...
GM Uses Generative Design Software to Advance Vehicle Design
General Motors has always been a leader and a pioneer of the auto industry, and that’s no exception when it comes to 3D printing. The...
Medtronic Launches New Titanium 3D Printed Platform
There are many applications for 3D printing in the medical field, from prosthetics and anatomical models to pharmaceuticals and custom surgical guides – the...
New science from Jupiter
When NASA's Juno spacecraft recently flew over the poles of Jupiter, researchers were astonished, as if they had never seen a giant planet before.
And...
PTFE seal could make insulin pumps better
When O-rings and other traditional sealing methods fail, diagnostic and drug-delivery equipment engineers are embracing a new and more cost-effective way to improve the...
This not-so-little polypropylene jar went to market
Leading Dutch pickled vegetable processor Van der Kroon Food Products B.V. (VDK) has become the first company to market with the recently launched 500-ml multilayer...
Improving 3-D printing of plastic parts
Robots that can build homes, marathoners' running shoes and NASA's upcoming spacecraft all have one thing in common: 3-D printed parts. But as enthusiasm...
Self-forming structures by 3D printing on pre-stretched fabric
Massachusetts-based design studio Nervous System has recently made use of 3D printing technology to explore the possibility of creating self-forming structures by printing on stretched...
DOMO Chemicals’ Underlines Its Ambition in the US Market
Domo Chemicals, a global company forward-looking in the US market
Domo Chemicals showcases its capabilities in 3 business segments: Polymers, Engineering Plastics, and Nylon Film....
Additive manufacturing: Big and going commercial
Large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) is relatively new to the 3D printing marketplace but has quickly established a promising niche. Essentially, LFAM is a marriage...