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.
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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 ...
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2019
3-D print a piece of Mars for the holidays
There's a galaxy of gifts out there for space nerds. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin may have just the thing to set your present apart: a model of Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 ...
Materials Science
Dec 5, 2019
'Buildings' in human bone may hold key to stronger 3-D-printed lightweight structures
What do bones and 3-D-printed buildings have in common? They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last.
Archaeology
Dec 4, 2019
3-D printing is helping museums in repatriation and decolonization efforts
Manchester Museum recently returned items taken from Australia more than 100 years ago to Aboriginal leaders, the latest move in an ongoing debate over calls to "repatriate" museum artifacts to their countries of origin.
Nanomaterials
Nov 5, 2019
3-D-printed plastics with high performance electrical circuits
Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3-D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small satellites, biomedical implants and smart structures.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 30, 2019
Researchers use 3-D printing to make glass optical fiber preform
Researchers have developed a way to use 3-D printing to create a preform that can be drawn into silica glass optical fibers, which form the backbone of the global telecommunications network. This new fabrication method could ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 28, 2019
3-D-printed device finds 'needle in a haystack' cancer cells by removing the hay
Finding a handful of cancer cells hiding among billions of blood cells in a patient sample can be like finding a needle in a haystack. In a new approach enabled by 3-D-printed cell traps, researchers are removing the hay ...
General Physics
Oct 22, 2019
3-D printing, bioinks create implantable blood vessels
A biomimetic blood vessel was fabricated using a modified 3-D cell printing technique and bioinks, which were formulated from smooth muscle cells from a human aorta and endothelial cells from an umbilical vein. The result ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2019
New study shows coral reef fish do not mind 3-D-printed corals
Natural disasters such as hurricanes often leave devastation in their wake. Residents living in affected areas are sometimes displaced or require temporary shelter while their homes—or even neighborhoods—are repaired ...
