Search results for 3-D printing

Engineering Dec 3, 2012

Staples customers can get a head and more with 3-D printing

(Phys.org)—Given the curiosity and novelty factors, if not utility, of 3-D printers. was it not just a matter of time? A speeded-up trend is in the works of getting 3-D printing into the hands of all consumers, from agency ...

Nanophysics Nov 12, 2012

Techniques for the manipulation of matter at the nano scale: New insights on 3-D printing

(Phys.org)—Techniques for the manipulation of matter at the nano scale are a step further ahead with the publication of new results from a UTS research group.

Engineering Oct 22, 2012

Student engineers design, build, fly 3-D 'printed' airplane

(Phys.org)—When University of Virginia engineering students posted a YouTube video last spring of a plastic turbofan engine they had designed and built using 3-D printing technology, they didn't expect it to lead to anything ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Oct 22, 2012

Interruptible 3-D printing method wins Gehry prize (w/ Video)

(Phys.org)—A husband and wife architecture team have managed to turn 3-D printing into something that is less rigidly planned and more on the fly and have won a prestigious award as a result. Liz and Kyle von Hasseln are ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Oct 8, 2012

Disney's magical vision calls for 3-D printed optical elements (w/ Video)

(Phys.org)—Disney Research is serious about mixing science with play and pushing further into imaginative results with 3-D printing. A research paper, "Printed Optics: 3D Printing of Embedded Optical Elements for Interactive ...

Engineering Sep 27, 2012

MIT spinoff spiffs up desktop 3-D printing with Form 1

(Phys.org)—Up to now, says a new company planning a price/quality upset in the 3-D printing market, people have been able to get affordable, low-end 3-D desktop printers but below the higher quality standards that professional ...

Archaeology Sep 19, 2012

CT scan and 3-D print help scientists reconstruct an ancient mollusk (w/ Video)

(Phys.org)—Using a combination of traditional and innovative model-building techniques, scientists in the U.S. and a specialist in Denmark have created a lifelike reconstruction of an ancient mollusk, offering a vivid portrait ...

Engineering Sep 18, 2012

New tool gives structural strength to 3-D printed works

(Phys.org)—Objects created using 3-D printing have a common flaw: They are fragile and often fall apart or lose their shape.

Biotechnology Aug 20, 2012

PayPal founder bankrolls 3-D printed meat

(Phys.org) -- A Missouri-based company may have an impact on environmental issues raised by nations of meat-eaters and populations bearing the brunt of world hunger with an alternative, bioprinted meat. According to the company, ...

Engineering Aug 6, 2012

Movement-limited toddler gets 3-D-printed magic arms (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- A disabled toddler suffering from Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) is able to pick up objects and play, not only thanks to her research team of doctors at the Nemours/duPont Hospital for Children but ...

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