MIT engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically programmed living cells. The cells are engineered to light up in response to a…
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Rice researchers use 3-D printers to turn century-old theory into complex schwarzites
Rice University engineers are using 3-D printers to turn structures that have until now existed primarily in theory into strong, light and durable materials with complex, repeating patterns. The porous structures called schwarzites are…
Lab researchers achieve breakthrough in 3D printed marine grade stainless steel
Marine grade” stainless steel is valued for its performance under corrosive environments and for its high ductility — the ability to bend without breaking under stress — making it a preferred choice…
3-D-printed device builds better nanofibers
A 3-D-printed manufacturing device can extrude fibers that are only 75 nanometers in diameter, or one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Meshes made from fibers with nanometer-scale diameters have a wide…
3D printer makes first wearable ‘battery’
Imagine printing off a wristband that charges your smartphone or electric car with cheap supplies from a local hardware store. That’s the direction materials research is heading at Brunel University London where…