Tag: 3D printing
Spongy material and the sun’s power remove salt from seawater
Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they require large amounts...
Sustainable 3D printing resins developed from plant-based materials
A team from the UPC and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has developed polymeric resins derived from plant-based materials aimed at reducing...
Bioprinting brings vascularized tissue one step closer
Using their novel Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for the printing of soft living cells and tissues,...
3D printing metal molds poised to accelerate US auto manufacturing
Recent advancements at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory show that 3D-printed metal molds offer a faster, more cost-effective and flexible approach...
Engineer Reinvents Ceramics with Origami-Inspired 3D Printing
University of Houston Origami-Inspired Ceramics Bend Without Breaking
In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science, researchers at the University of Houston...
Beehive Industries, ORNL are advancing aerospace additive manufacturing
When Jonaaron Jones started his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, his mentor invited him to visit the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or...
A fluid battery that can take any shape
Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery...
Stretchable, flexible, recyclable. This plastic is fantastic
Princeton engineers have developed an easily scalable 3D printing technique to manufacture soft plastics with programmed stretchiness and flexibility that are also recyclable and...
You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters With a 3D Printer
You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters With a 3D Printer: In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated that it’s possible to...
3D Printing Mimics Metals
Additive manufacturing combines with metallurgy to design strong, lightweight materials.
3D Printing MimicsMetals: Astronauts on the International Space Station have had access to an orbiting...