Research

A stone board used nearly two millennia ago by the inhabitants of Roman Britain has been given a new lease on life thanks to 3D technology. The project was developed by researchers at Newcastle University in collaboration with the Vindolanda…

Every year, the oil industry generates a surplus of sulfur that no one quite knows what to do with. Removing it from crude oil is required by environmental regulations, but its main industrial use (the production of sulfuric acid) is…

You might not be familiar with curcumin, but you certainly know turmeric: the vibrant spice native to Southeast Asia. Curcumin is the active chemical compound within turmeric responsible for giving it that iconic bright yellow hue. Extracted from the Curcuma…

A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has just published its third improvement to a volumetric 3D printing technique that began in 2017. The latest version is 70 times more efficient than previous ones and,…

For a long time, standard 3-axis fused deposition modeling (FDM) printer operators have followed a general rule: if you want to print a horizontal overhang, you need to print a sacrificial support structure underneath it, otherwise the hot plastic will…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created low-cost electronic nozzles, called triaxial electrospray emitters, via 3D printing. Traditionally, producing these devices requires days inside a multi-million-dollar semiconductor “cleanroom” (the same high-tech facilities where computer chips are made).…

Researchers at Chalmers University (Sweden) have developed a biodegradable material for 3D printing made from baker’s yeast, wood cellulose fibers, seaweed alginate, vegetable glycerol, and water. The end result aims to be an alternative to construction materials such as plastic,…

Can 3D printing bring extinct birds back from the dead? Colossal Biosciences is betting on it. Last week, the Dallas-based biotech firm announced it had successfully hatched 26 healthy chickens using highly complex artificial eggs: a critical proof-of-concept for their…

High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease worldwide. For many patients, standard drug treatments are not sufficient. Researchers at Penn State University may have found a potential solution in a small bioelectric implant made using…

To record brain activity, neurosurgeons place sensors called bioelectrodes on the brain’s surface. These are thin sheets that capture the signals emitted by neurons. The problem is that they are manufactured with a one-size-fits-all design, intended to work for all…

A group of researchers at the University of Mississippi has created tiny capsules loaded with an anticancer drug and incorporated them into a small implant produced using 3D printing. The idea is to place this implant next to the tumor…

Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Engineering have successfully 3D printed an artificial human brain phantom. This has the potential to reshape how scientists study neurological conditions, train medical professionals, and develop personalized treatment tools. The model is…