3D Printing

3D printing energy-harvesting piezoelectric materials at Virginia Tech

3D printing energy-harvesting piezoelectric materials at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech engineers have developed a new process to 3D print energy-harvesting piezoelectric materials. Piezoelectricity is the ability of some…

3D-printing part for F-22 Raptor stealth tactical fighter

The US Air Force has installed its first metallic 3D-printed part on an F-22 Raptor stealth tactical fighter. The new…

Wireless ambient energy captured by 3D-printed cube, KAUST research

Researchers at KAUST have 3D-printed a cube that harvests the ambient energy from mobile phones and modems. KAUST stands for…

Bacteria help create water filter that kills other bacteria

Researchers used a traitor bacterium to help them build a graphene water filter that destroys other bacteria. They say that…

Aerospace startup Relativity Space has launch site at Cape Canaveral

Relativity Space, a 3D printing startup aerospace company that can make a rocket in sixty days, now has its own…

Researchers make an ear with 3D printer using cellulose

Scientists at Empa have used cellulose to 3D print an ear. Cellulose is the main chemical that forms the principal…

3D printer makes fast response stiffness-tunable soft actuator

Robotic systems with rigid parts can be a threat to humans who work alongside them. Contrastingly, recently flourishing soft actuators…

S-Squared presents ARCS – the world’s largest 3D printer

Last month, S-Squared presented ARCS, the world largest 3D printer. The letters ARCS stand for Autonomous Robotic Construction System. S-Squared…

Much faster 3D printing with light – 100 times faster

Much faster 3D printing is achievable with light, say researchers. It makes adding plastic filaments layer by layer seem extremely…

Intel and Alibaba developing AI-powered 3D Athlete Tracking tech

Intel and Alibaba are teaming up to create a new AI-powered 3D athlete tracking technology. They expect the technology will…