Grayscale 3D Printing Can Cut Costs
Using a high-speed sintering (HSS) technique (which uses plastic powder and special inks), the researchers say they are able to control the density and strength of the final product by printing the heat-sensitive ink in different shades of gray.
article/grayscale-3d-printing-can-cut-costs3D Printing Harmonizes With Music History
Connecticut researchers are applying scanning and 3D printing to help make product parts for rare, fragile, and very old musical instruments.
article/3d-printing-harmonizes-with-music-historyHot Chemistry in Cool 3D-Printed Plastics
The plastic reactors can be used to perform hydrothermal chemical syntheses.
article/hot-chemistry-in-cool-3d-printed-plasticsEase of Use Drives 3D Scanner Adoption in Engineering
The 3D scanning market is getting bigger, even as the scanners themselves are getting smaller.
article/ease-use-drives-3d-scanner-adoption-engineering3D Printing for Repairing Aerospace Parts
America Makes has launched a $4 million project to develop additive manufacturing processes for repairing aerospace parts.
article/3d-printing-for-repairing-aerospace-parts3D Printing Speeds Development of Comfortable Crutches
Georgia Tech University students have launched Better Walk, which uses 3D printing to personalize crutches for comfort.
article/3d-printing-speeds-development-of-comfortable-crutchesPressure-Controlled SLA Printer
Hardcotton’s Elemental stereolithographic printer includes a proprietary pressure control system that regulates resin levels within the tank during the build process.
article/pressure-controlled-sla-printer3D Printing Aids Tumor-Removal Surgery
Surgeons in Barcelona used 3D printing to create a model of a tumor and the surrounding tissues in order to remove the tumor from a five-year-old boy.
article/3d-printing-aids-tumor-removal-surgeryRapid Prototyping Helps Startup in Pitch Competition
The 3D printed prototype of the Audiowings headphones was entered in the Pitch to Rich” 2014 competition sponsored by Richard Branson. “
article/rapid-prototyping-helps-startup-in-pitch-competition3D Printed Picture Books Aid Visually Impaired Children
The research team developed computer algorithms to convert the pictures into 3D pages.
article/3d-printed-picture-books-aid-visually-impaired-childrenProdways Launches 3D Printing Private Equity, Consulting Service
Groupe Gorgé launched the new venture, Prodways Entrepreneurs, in June to support and finance European 3D printing companies.
article/prodways-launches-3d-printing-private-equity-consulting-service3D Printer Ready for International Space Station
NASA has given its blessing to the Made In Space 3D printer due to be shipped to the International Space Station (ISS) in August.
article/3d-printer-ready-for-international-space-stationWorld’s Largest Makerspace, the Columbus Idea Foundry, Opens in Ohio
The foundry has artists, entrepreneurs, teachers and Web developers in its 65,000 square foot makerspace.
article/worlds-largest-makerspace-the-columbus-idea-foundry-opens-in-ohioSmall Robots Can Print Large Structures
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is developing and approach to 3D printing large structures that relies on Minibuilder robots that can continuously print larger items on site.
article/small-robots-can-print-large-structuresNASA, Army Launch Additive Manufacturing Initiative
The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Product Team will share resources and collaborate on technology development and identifying new AM applications.
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