Search results for 3-D printing

Nanophysics Jan 13, 2020

Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3-D

Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or "nano-objects," of very different types—inorganic or organic—into desired 3-D structures. Though self-assembly (SA) has successfully ...

Materials Science Jan 9, 2020

Ultrasound can make stronger 3-D-printed alloys

Researchers have used sound vibrations to shake metal alloy grains into tighter formation during 3-D printing.

Space Exploration Jan 9, 2020

Researchers take exploration of key 'building block' particles into space

As part of SpaceX's CRS-19 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched Dec. 5, researchers from NASA, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New York University (NYU) are set to begin a new scientific ...

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 ...

Materials Science Dec 23, 2019

Printing wirelessly rechargeable solid-state supercapacitors for soft, smart contact lenses

Recent advances in smart contact lenses can assist biomedical engineers to realize medical applications and vision imaging for augmented reality with wireless communication systems. Previous research on smart contact lenses ...

Materials Science Dec 23, 2019

New method to 3-D print metal scavenging filters to selectively separate noble metals from waste electronic equipment

oday's extensive use of high-tech metals has led to increased supply pressure toward metal sources. This has fueled interest in developing new metal scavenging and separation techniques. In his dissertation at the University ...

Materials Science Dec 20, 2019

New technique increases 3-D printing speed by 1,000 to 10,000 times

Ultraprecise 3-D printing technology is a key enabler for manufacturing precision biomedical and photonic devices. However, the existing printing technology is limited by its low efficiency and high cost. Professor Shih-Chi ...

Nanomaterials Dec 19, 2019

Improved 3-D nanoprinting technique to build nanoskyscrapers

Nanowalls, nanobridges, nano "jungle gyms": It could seem like the description of a Lilliputian village, but these are actual 3-D-printed components with potential applications in nanoelectronics, smart materials and biomedical ...

Cell & Microbiology Dec 18, 2019

Researchers create functional mini-liver by 3-D bioprinting

Using human blood cells, Brazilian researchers have obtained hepatic organoids ("mini-livers") that perform all of the liver's typical functions, such as producing vital proteins, storing vitamins and secreting bile, among ...

Space Exploration Dec 17, 2019

Solving the challenges of long duration space flight with 3-D printing

The International Space Station has continuously been home to astronauts for more than nineteen years. Astronauts conduct scientific research using dozens of special facilities aboard the space station, which also provides ...

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