SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was nearing the International Space Station on Tuesday with a cargo of supplies, including freeze-dried meals, 20 live lab mice and a 3D printer.
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2014
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Furnishing a research lab can be pretty expensive. Now a team led by an engineer at Michigan Technological University has published an open-source library of designs that will let scientists slash the cost of one commonly ...
Engineering
Sep 17, 2014
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At one o'clock in the morning, layers of warm plastic are deposited on the platform of the 3D printer that sits on scientist Rebecca Erikson's desk. A small plastic housing, designed to fit over the end of a cell phone, begins ...
Engineering
Sep 16, 2014
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Tops and yo-yos are among the oldest types of playthings but researchers at Disney Research Zurich and ETH Zurich have given them a new spin with an algorithm that makes it easier to design these toys so that they have asymmetric ...
Engineering
Aug 8, 2014
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The University of Adelaide is working with local companies to investigate 3D metal printing for the development of prototype and operational manufacturing parts.
Engineering
Jul 4, 2014
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An artist has created a living replica of Vincent van Gogh's famously severed ear for an exhibition, a German museum said Wednesday.
Other
Jun 4, 2014
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A 3D-printed gun has been called a "catastrophic failure" following tests conducted by the University of Warwick.
Other
Jun 2, 2014
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Soft and cuddly aren't words used to describe the plastic or metal things typically produced by today's 3D printers. But a new type of printer developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research Pittsburgh can turn ...
Engineering
Apr 28, 2014
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Forget everything you know about what a loudspeaker should look like. Scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh have developed methods using a 3D printer to produce electrostatic loudspeakers that can take the shape of anything, ...
Engineering
Apr 28, 2014
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3D printing has to be a contender for the most talked about technology award at the moment. Gone are the days when I'd start talking about my research in this area only to be met with glazed eyes or polite disinterest. Now ...
Engineering
Apr 28, 2014
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