Search results for 4-D printing

Nanophysics Mar 6, 2020

Nanoscale 4-D printing technique may speed development of new therapeutics

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC) and Northwestern University have created a 4-D printer capable of constructing patterned surfaces that recreate the complexity of ...

Quantum Physics Feb 27, 2020

Particle accelerator technology could solve one of the most vexing problems in building quantum computers

Last year, researchers at Fermilab received over $3.5 million for projects that delve into the burgeoning field of quantum information science. Research funded by the grant runs the gamut, from building and modeling devices ...

Materials Science Feb 13, 2020

Printing tiny, high-precision objects in a matter of seconds

Researchers at EPFL have developed a new, high-precision method for 3-D-printing small, soft objects. The process, which takes less than 30 seconds from start to finish, has potential applications in a wide range of fields, ...

Materials Science Feb 4, 2020

High-tech printing may help eliminate painful shots

Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples.

Materials Science Feb 4, 2020

First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines, chemicals

A team of chemical engineers has developed a new way to produce medicines and chemicals on demand and preserve them using portable "biofactories" embedded in water-based gels called hydrogels. The approach could help people ...

Biochemistry Jan 21, 2020

Scientists create 3-D printed parts that can kill bacteria

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have, for the first time, manufactured 3-D printed parts that show resistance to common bacteria. This could stop the spread of infections such as MRSA in hospitals and care homes, ...

Materials Science Jan 6, 2020

Power dressing: Electricity-generating, stretchy, self-mending materials for wearables

Wearable electronics could be perpetually powered by stretchy, self-mending materials that use body heat to generate electricity. Three carefully curated organic compounds have been combined to develop a prototype thermoelectric ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 31, 2019

Radiophysicists study the properties of composites for 5G devices

TSU radiophysicists are forming a database of properties of composite materials that can be used to create 5G and space communication devices operating in the terahertz range. The scientists are creating composite materials ...

Archaeology Dec 24, 2019

Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story

In 1924, a three-year-old child's skull found in South Africa forever changed how people think about human origins.

Biotechnology Dec 6, 2019

Novel bioprinter shows potential to speed tissue engineering

The dream of tissue engineering is a computer-controlled manufacturing of complex and functional human tissue for potential organ regeneration or replacement.

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