Search results for 3-D printing

Engineering Oct 24, 2016

3-D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors

Harvard University researchers have made the first entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensing. Built by a fully automated, digital manufacturing procedure, the 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip can be quickly fabricated ...

Engineering Oct 21, 2016

3-D printing and origami techniques combined in development of self-folding medical implants

Researchers at TU Delft have made flat surfaces that are 3-D printed and then 'taught' how to self- fold later. The materials are potentially very well suited for all kinds of medical implants. They report on their findings ...

Engineering Oct 20, 2016

First complete sabotage attack demonstrated on a 3-D printed drone propeller

Researchers from three universities combined their expertise to demonstrate the first complete sabotage attack on a 3D additive manufacturing (AM) system, illustrating how a cyber attack and malicious manipulation of blueprints ...

Engineering Oct 13, 2016

How 3-D printing brings ancient Greek art to life

One of the University of Virginia's latest 3-D printing projects began as a thank-you gift.

Archaeology Sep 30, 2016

3-D printed fish fossil may reveal origin of human teeth

Three-dimensional prints of a 400 million year old fish fossil from around Lake Burrinjuck in southeast Australia reveal the possible evolutionary origins of human teeth, according to new research by The Australian National ...

Engineering Sep 19, 2016

Unlocking potential of 3-D printed rocket parts with neutrons

The process of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, holds promise for advancements in almost every industry, including even rocket science. Engineers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, used ...

Environment Sep 13, 2016

A famous name and 3-D printing combine to aid caribbean coral

Vast coral reefs surrounding this island are considered by many experts to be the healthiest and best-protected in the Caribbean, and that makes Bonaire an ideal spot to test whether 3D printing technology can help preserve ...

Business Sep 6, 2016

GE ups its digital game, snaring two 3-D printing companies

General Electric is continuing its push into the digital realm, spending $1.4 billion to acquire two European 3-D printing companies.

Engineering Aug 29, 2016

3-D printed tool for building aircraft achieves Guinness World Records title

A 3D printed trim-and-drill tool, developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to be evaluated at The Boeing Company, has received the title of largest solid 3D printed item by GUINNESS ...

Engineering Aug 23, 2016

A novel hybrid polymer simplifies 3-D printing of scaffolds for tissue engineering

A new study describes the development of a novel hybrid polymer suitable for producing 3D-printed scaffolds on which living cells can be seeded to create engineered tissues. The ability to use these hybrid polymer spools ...

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