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UC Merced Professor Yue ‘Jessica’ Wang and her team's laboratory are spearheading an ambitious project to research conjugated polymers. Conductive plastics, and other artificial... read more »
Seeing as how many 3D printing thermoplastics are reliant on oil, they present a series of problems. Some of these issues are environmental... read more »
A team at North Carolina State University developed mesh robots by 3D printing silicone architectures with programmable magnetic capillary action. As a result,... read more »
Originally discovered in the 19th century, piezoelectric materials have made their way into everything from cellphones to printers. Since these crucial technologies have... read more »
3D printing has changed the way companies think about prototyping. With the power of additive manufacturing at one’s fingertips, it is simpler than... read more »
Sheffield University and Imperial College researchers are currently looking into the use of novel microstructures in prints to improve durability. They've uncovered possibilities... read more »
PLA is probably the most common and easy to use 3D printing material on the market. Thai researchers have developed luminescent PLA composites... read more »
Prodways has just unveiled its SolidscapeDL DLP printer and all-new photopolymer resins: EmeraldCast, DiamondCast, and ProtoCast. The new 3D printer and materials are... read more »
The Dutch city of Eindhoven has been a haven for 3D printing applications for quite a while. This is especially true of construction... read more »
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Institute of Engineering in Medicine have developed a spinal cord implant that could potentially revolutionize... read more »
Steven Hetts, interventional radiologist at UC San Francisco, and Nitash Balsara, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California,... read more »
London-based Betatype are an advanced manufacturing company that found a new way to improve orthopaedic care. Betatype identified a means of making crucial,... read more »
Outsourcing your prototypes can sometimes seem like an unwelcome expense. If your company’s resources are already stretched by the costs of staffing, development... read more »
Vermont-based Massive Dimension specialise in all things under the large-scale 3D printing banner. The technology and pellet provider just launched a game-changing extruder... read more »
With the advent of various metamaterials that react to stimuli, 3D printing has entered the 4D era. One of the most popular means... read more »
Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) and the Norwegian independent research organization SINTEF have developed a new... read more »
While brands like Adidas and Ecco have already set their sights on the 3D printed footwear market, there are still others finding exciting... read more »
Considering all the amenities it houses, Helsinki's newest library hardly seems like it can be called one. The Oodi houses not just books,... read more »
One of the technologies that researchers are scrambling to develop these days is wearable electronics. From MIT to Harvard, there have been many... read more »
Bringing a product to market can be a long process. Even when you have the perfect design on paper, turning that concept into... read more »