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Flexible Hybrid Electronics: Strategies to Enable Cheaper Substrates
Picture a flexible circuit board (FPCB) and you will almost inevitably visualise a sheet of orange/brown plastic,…
Predictive Maintenance for 3D Printed Parts is Possible
Design freedom, the ability to print one-off parts, and the ability to customize design are some of the benefits of…
How Flexible Integrated Circuits Unlock Their Potential
Flexible hybrid electronic (FHE) promises to combine the functionality of conventional rigid electronics with the…
New Fabrication Method for Nanocellulose Films Holds Promise for Paper Electronics
While three-dimensional chess was first developed in the late 19th Century, it was popularized on the original Star…
3D Printed Precision Microscopes for US$18
Commercial microscopes intended for lab use can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. Recently though, University…
New Method to Twist Atomically Thin Materials Unleashes Unique Properties
Ever since Pablo Jarillo-Herrero announced in March 2018 that twisted bi-layer graphene could produce…
High-performance LEDs Melt Metal Powder for 3D Printing
A team led by Franz Haas, head of the Institute of Production Engineering at TU Graz, has developed a new…
Inexpensive 3D-printed Ventilator that Needs no Electricity Awaiting FDA Emergency…
A trauma surgeon and a team of engineers have designed and prototyped a new ventilator design that requires no…
The Rise of 3D Printing Across Different Sectors
Technology always seems to introduce itself with a fanfare, but it can be many years before the technology becomes…
Cheap Insect-Inspired Robots Can be 3D Printed in Two Hours
Even pre-engineered robotic cells are expensive. The ArcWorld 1200 welding cell costs approximately $150,000 USD,…