3D printed self-repairing rubber developed by scientists
A team of scientists has developed a 3D printed self-repairing rubber. Rather than throw away your punctured tires and broken boots, why not let...
3D printing microstructures that change shape at different temperatures
Researchers have found a way of 3D printing microstructures that change shape under the influence of light or temperature.
We can already use laser-based 3D...
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 crystals to generate a...
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 metallic 3D-printed part replaces...
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 King Abdullah University of...
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 their new water filter...
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 launch pad at Cape...
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 and robots offer ideal...
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 3D Printers is a...
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 slow by comparison. In...