Imagine you have an idea for a new object—say, a custom phone case that perfectly molds to your hand or a cupholder that attaches to your laptop. Then, an hour later, a tangible plastic version of that item materializes ...
Engineering
Feb 13, 2015
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Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom chemistry and 3-D printing. Scientists created a bone-shaped plastic tab that turns purple ...
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2015
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It sounds like something from a science fiction plot: So-called three-dimensional printers are being used to fashion prosthetic arms and hands, jaw bones, spinal-cord implants - and one day perhaps even living human body ...
Engineering
Feb 4, 2015
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Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have made a medical breakthrough using 3D printing on a MakerBot Replicator 2X Experimental 3D Printer to create cartilage designed for tracheal repair or replacement. ...
Engineering
Jan 27, 2015
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Japanese scientists say they are on their way to being able to create custom-made skin, bone and joints using a 3D printer.
Engineering
Jan 16, 2015
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The mood is exuberant at this year's North American International Auto Show. Automakers are flush with profits and the show gleams with performance cars, beefy trucks and exciting experiments, from plug-in hybrids to cars ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 14, 2015
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Google Glass Explorers are using the novel wearable computers for applications ranging from wildlife preservation and museum tours to precision sports training and on-the-go language translation.
Engineering
Jan 14, 2015
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Have you considered buying a 3D printer? A major spectacle at the Consumer Entertainment Show in Las Vegas for the last two years, they're now available for as little as £300 – around the same price as the latest Xbox ...
Engineering
Jan 8, 2015
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This year's International Consumer Electronics Show focuses less on the new and more on the improved.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 6, 2015
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Today's 3-D printers, in which devices rather like inkjet-printer nozzles deposit materials in layers to build up physical objects, are a great tool for designers building prototypes or small companies with limited product ...
Engineering
Dec 19, 2014
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