Search results for 3-D printing

Engineering Jan 20, 2016

Senior's 3-D printed, sustainable clothing wins scholarship

With his idea for 3-D-printed, custom-fit activewear, Eric Beaudette '16 hopes professional young men can go from the workplace to the gym without breaking a sweat.

General Physics Jan 15, 2016

Researchers outline physics of metal 3-D printing

While the most common method of metal 3D printing is growing exponentially, moving forward from producing prototypes to manufacturing critical parts will be possible only by reaching a fundamental understanding of the complex ...

Business Jan 6, 2016

How 3-D printing threatens our patent system

Remember Napster or Grokster? Both services allowed users to share computer files – usually digital music – that infringed the copyrights for those songs.

Condensed Matter Dec 22, 2015

Glass robotics lab pioneers new 3-D printing process

Artists, designers, architects, and industry members are exploring concepts in glass design through the nation's first Collaborative Glass Robotics Laboratory, an initiative of Virginia Tech and the Rhode Island School of ...

Engineering Dec 3, 2015

Researchers use 3-D printing to build human physiology outside the body

The cardiovascular system is a complex web of tens of thousands of miles of arteries, capillaries and veins, branching throughout the body like tributaries of a great river. And now, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National ...

Engineering Nov 5, 2015

Team showcases the biggest 3-D printing machine for industry

The Basque Autonomous Community is once again spearheading R&D&i applied to the industrial base to enable companies to be more competitive, not only by improving productivity but also by creating new products. The first machine ...

Biotechnology Nov 5, 2015

Scientists have developed a 3-D printing method capable of producing highly uniform 'blocks' of embryonic stem cells

These cells – capable of generating all cell types in the body – could be used as the 'lego bricks' to build tissue constructs, larger structures of tissues, and potentially even micro-organs.

Engineering Oct 28, 2015

Change the shape, change the sound: Researchers develop algorithm to 3-D print vibrational sounds

In creating what looks to be a simple children's musical instrument—a xylophone with keys in the shape of zoo animals—computer scientists at Columbia Engineering, Harvard, and MIT have demonstrated that sound can be controlled ...

Engineering Oct 22, 2015

Engineering students innovate 3-D printing process to improve accessibility

Penn State engineering students Kevin Paroda and Justin Keenan quickly discovered that they had much in common. As first-year roommates, they designed a keyless entry mechanism for their dorm room during the first week of ...

Engineering Oct 15, 2015

3-D-printed 'soft' robotic tentacle displays new level of agility (w/ Video)

Cornell University engineers have developed a method to re-create the arrangement of muscles of an octopus tentacle, using an elastomer and 3D printer.

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