As 3D printing continues to grow and evolve, diagnostics capable of monitoring builds in real-time have become essential tools for producing quality parts, particularly in emerging printing technologies such as Liquid Metal ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 1, 2021
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Weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of crystal or glass is now possible thanks to engineers at Rice University.
Nanomaterials
Oct 18, 2021
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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed seaweed-based inks and materials for developing colorful 2D and 3D shapes and models.
Polymers
Oct 7, 2021
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3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing by wasting much less material and energy than that by conventional machining and production line assembly. Now, researchers from Japan have made a discovery that will help companies ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 21, 2021
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Several plants and animals have evolved surfaces with long-term (i.e., days to months) air-retainability to prevent wetting and submersion. One example is Salvinia, a plant floating on water. The secret "how do they maintain ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2021
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Researchers have created and demonstrated a new vascular metamaterial that can be reconfigured to modify its thermal and electromagnetic properties.
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2021
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Some artists are embracing 3D printing as a new medium, allowing them to create intricate 3D compositions that are difficult to produce in any other way. But the rigid, plastic-based materials used in many 3D printers require ...
Biochemistry
Aug 4, 2021
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To take advantage of the growing abundance and cheaper costs of renewable energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers are 3D printing flow-through electrodes (FTEs), core components of electrochemical ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2021
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Acoustic waves in gases, liquids, and solids usually travel at an almost constant speed of sound. So-called rotons are an exception: their speed of sound changes significantly with the wavelength, and it is also possible ...
General Physics
Jun 10, 2021
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Since the early 1950s, humans have produced more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic—the weight of around a billion elephants. About 60% of that plastic has ended up in a landfill or in the natural environment, according ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2021
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