Researcher looks to the future of bone replacements
A UBC Okanagan researcher has discovered a new artificial bone design that can be customized and made with a 3D printer for stronger, safer and more effective bone replacements.
A UBC Okanagan researcher has discovered a new artificial bone design that can be customized and made with a 3D printer for stronger, safer and more effective bone replacements.
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2017
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Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be a game changer for many in the impoverished Himalayan country.
Engineering
Jul 21, 2017
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Whizzing across a blue-lit platform with a whirr and a squeak, liquid plastic emanating from its chrome tip, the 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon.
Engineering
Dec 23, 2016
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Today, manufacturing strong magnets is no problem from a technical perspective. It is, however, difficult to produce a permanent magnet with a magnetic field of a specific pre-determined shape. That is, until now, thanks ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 25, 2016
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Researchers at RMIT and CSIRO plan to revolutionise the manufacture of smartphones, tablets, solar cells, and LED lights.
Hardware
Aug 4, 2016
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A 3D printer is allowing researchers at Ames Laboratory to rapidly create and assess alloys of varying composition to find just the right combination to produce materials with the desired characteristics.
Engineering
Jul 18, 2016
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Following concerns over poor quality pitches at Euro 2016, Qatar has employed a high-tech solution to avoid similar criticisms of its World Cup in 2022—3D printers and wind tunnels.
Engineering
Jun 27, 2016
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A Dutch architect Wednesday unveiled a unique 3D printer with which he aims to construct a large building "without beginning or end" shaped like an infinite loop.
Engineering
Jun 8, 2016
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What weighs 77 pounds, goes 50 mph (80 kph) and looks like a Swiss cheese on wheels?
Engineering
May 20, 2016
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Planetary Resources, a company hoping to make asteroid mining into a trillion dollar industry, earlier this year unveiled the world's first 3D printed object made from bits of an asteroid.
Engineering
May 17, 2016
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