Search results for 4-D printing

Engineering May 2, 2017

Novel designs for interference microscopy objectives earn Rudolf Kingslake Medal

Two researchers from Zygo Corporation are recipients of the Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize for 2016. The award is presented annually to the most noteworthy original paper published in the journal Optical Engineering by ...

Materials Science Apr 28, 2017

PowerPoint and LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Peking University have found a new use for the ubiquitous PowerPoint slide: Producing self-folding three-dimensional origami structures from photocurable liquid polymers.

Consumer & Gadgets Apr 26, 2017

Epson EcoTank can print for years before you need to refill the ink

I've gone through almost every brand of inkjet printer over the last 15 years.

Robotics Apr 25, 2017

First cable-driven robot that prints large-sized components in 3-D

Together with the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Tecnalia has developed the first cable-driven robot that allows large parts and even small buildings to be created in situ. The innovative technology ...

Other Apr 21, 2017

Historians identify rare copy of Declaration of Independence in British archive

After discovering a highly rare copy of the Declaration of Independence in a small records office in the south of England, Harvard researchers were able to date the document to the 1780s, and say it sheds light on the tumultuous ...

Engineering Apr 19, 2017

'Space fabric' links fashion and engineering

Raul Polit-Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design.

Robotics Mar 30, 2017

To really help U.S. workers, we should invest in robots

America's manufacturing heyday is gone, and so are millions of jobs, lost to modernization. Despite what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin might think, the National Bureau of Economic Research and Silicon Valley executives, ...

Security Mar 28, 2017

Desktop scanners can be hijacked to perpetrate cyberattacks

A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company's network compromised using different light sources, according to a new paper by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of ...

Nanomaterials Mar 2, 2017

Nanoengineers 3-D print lifelike, functional blood vessel network that could pave the way toward artificial organs

Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have 3D printed a lifelike, functional blood vessel network that could pave the way toward artificial organs and regenerative therapies.

Engineering Feb 14, 2017

Researchers calculate major cost savings of 3-D printing household items

Interested in making an investment that promises a 100 percent return on your money, and then some? Buy a low-cost, open-source 3-D printer, plug it in and print household items.

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