3d printing

By Carolyn Mathas There is a lack of robot dexterity partly because artificial grippers are missing the fine tactile sense of the human fingertip. Two papers published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface provide the…

By Carolyn Mathas 3D printing, creates objects by addition of material, layer by layer and metal powder is typically used. The powder is produced using atomisation, in which a molten metal stream is broken up into fine droplets using air…

The few focused ultrasound devices for preclinical research are expensive, bulky, and lack the precision needed for small animal research. Hong Chen, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and…

A low-cost, biodegradable, 3-D printed, self-healing jelly may be changing the face of soft robotics. The material can detect damage and initiate healing, all without human intervention. It can do so at room temperature rather than…

I love old films. When reading about Georgia Tech's recent announcement regarding their combination of rubber material with an innovative 3D structure to replace liquid electrolytes in batteries, an old mid-1960s film, The Graduate, came to…

MIT Researchers developed a weavable, rechargeable ultra-long fiber lithium-ion battery that may have a future in making 3D-printed batteries in any shape. The world’s longest flexible fiber battery, 140 meters long, was built to…

An international team of scientists used 3D printing and microscopy to glimpse what happens when taking magnets to three dimensions on the nanoscale, 1000x smaller than a human hair. Led by Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory, they…

Researchers have produced a flexible fiber lithium-ion battery 140 meters long. For those not using the metric system, that is just over 459 feet. The battery can be used in wearables and could even lead to 3D-printed batteries in nearly…

Using fibers roughly the width of a human hair, researchers created a 3D imaging system with applications ranging from remote inspection of small or dangerous machines to a miniaturized and minimally invasive endoscopic tool. Their report…

The use of 3D printing across multiple manufacturing segments is creating greater demand for new 3D printing materials designed for very specific uses. This discovery, however, takes an inordinate amount of time. Researchers at MIT have…