Search results for 3-D printing

Materials Science Jul 2, 2014

Researcher 3-D prints materials that resist flaws and fractures

MIT graduate student Leon Dimas is no stranger to resilience: At 18, as a rising soccer star, the long-armed goalkeeper was a promising prospect who played for the youth academy of Rosenborg BK, a top-ranked Norwegian soccer ...

Other Apr 14, 2014

Last Week's Best—Quantum mechanics breakthrough, 3-D printed human heart, and paraplegia therapy

(Phys.org) —Hello readers—we'd like to try something new here at Phys.org and Medical Xpress: offer a weekly summary every Monday highlighting what we feel are the most important stories of the past week. Here, then, ...

Engineering Apr 8, 2014

Lab uses 3-D printing to make historical artifact chess sets

Over the past month, a Virginia Commonwealth University lab has been using 3-D scanning and printing technology to create chess sets, with each piece a 3-D-printed replica of historical artifacts found at archeological digs ...

Engineering Mar 12, 2014

3-D printing yields advantages for US ITER engineers

(Phys.org) —ITER, the international fusion research facility now under construction in St. Paul-lez-Durance, France, has been called a puzzle of a million pieces. US ITER staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using ...

Engineering Dec 12, 2013

3-D printed implants may soon fix complex injuries

In an age where 3-D printers are becoming a more and more common tool to make custom designed objects, some researchers are using the technology to manufacture replacement parts for the most customized and unique object of ...

Engineering Dec 4, 2013

The engineering behind the 3-D printing revolution

While 3-D pens and printers are enjoyed by students, artists and makers, innovative American companies are using similar equipment to manufacture aerospace, automotive and medical technologies. The number of technologies ...

Engineering Oct 17, 2013

3-D printed horseshoe to improve racing performance

The horse, dubbed by researchers as 'Titanium Prints', had its hooves scanned with a handheld 3D scanner this week.

Engineering Oct 16, 2013

The future of 3-D printing

Experts in 3D printing at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing at the University of Nottingham, have helped create a major new exhibition ...

General Physics Oct 7, 2013

3-D printing allows scientists to design bacterial communities

By caging bacteria in microscopic houses, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin are studying how communities of bacteria, such as those found in the human gut and lungs, interact and develop infections.

Engineering Oct 3, 2013

3-D printing: Making your own saves energy, scientist says

3D printing isn't just cheaper, it's also greener, says Michigan Technological University's Joshua Pearce.

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