3D Printing
Chemists develop 3D printed graphene foam
Nanotechnologists from Rice University and China's Tianjin University have used 3D laser printing to fabricate centimeter-sized objects of atomically thin graphene. The research could yield industrially useful quantities of bulk graphene and is described online in a new study in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano. "This study is a first of its kind," said Rice chemist James Tour, co-corresponding author of the...
3D printed objects capable of dramatic shape change
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices. The new objects use tensegrity, a structural system of floating rods in compression and cables in continuous tension. The researchers fabricated the struts from shape memory polymers that unfold wh...
3D print service opens its doors in Europe
A professional 3D printing service in industrial quality is being offered across Europe by Conrad Business Supplies, in cooperation with printing expert trinckle 3D. With this new service, Conrad enables business customers to accelerate new designs and developments at an affordable price and with shorter lead times, opening new possibilities for 3D printing in the B2B sector.
A new era for advanced skin models
Researchers at the Pohang University of Science in South Korea have developed a new method for 3D printing human skin, which both shortens the process and reduces the cost.
Four-year additive manufacturing project results to be unveiled
At an exclusive event taking place on 7th June at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, the results of a four year European-wide €18m project into additive manufacturing will be unveiled. The AMAZE project (Additive Manufacturing Aiming Towards Zero Waste & Efficient Production of High-Tech Metal Products), has involved 26 leading companies and institutions in industry, research and academia collaborating on wh...
3D printing paves the way to lunar exploration
3D printing is potentially of great use to lunar exploration. Weight is a key constraint in space travel and the ability to create structures in situ, using lunar materials and solar power could bring lunar colonisation one step closer. Transporting the infrastructure needed by lunar colonists from Earth is technically challenging. Far more desirable would be the ability to use 3D printing to build structures in place.
3D printing centre investigates the potential of AM
In partnership with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), the European Space Agency (ESA) has set-up a new UK-based ‘one-stop shop’ in order to embrace the radical new technology of additive manufacturing (3D printing). The MTC, based in Coventry and home to the UK National Centre for Additive Manufacturing, will manage the new ESA Additive Manufacturing Benchmarking Centre (AMBC), which will provide a simple and easy w...
Technology speeds up 3D printing
A technology originally developed to smooth out and pattern high-powered laser beams for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) can be used to 3D print metal objects faster than ever before, according to a new study by Lawrence Livermore researchers. A team of Lab scientists report the findings in the latest issue of Optics Express.
World’s largest search engine for 3D printable models
What Google, Bing or Yahoo did for searching and finding content and information on the internet, new search engine IFind3D will do for printable 3D models. Users consider the launch of the search engine to be a huge step towards maturity of the consumer 3D printing industry.
3D printers accelerate product development time
The portfolio of high-quality 3D printers at RS Components has been extended with the addition of two new high-reliability printers from Zortrax which target a wide range of professional users. The printers provide design engineers with the ability to produce detailed, accurate and cost-effective rapid prototyping of their designs, enabling a shorter development process and quicker time to market.