Research

The skin is the largest human organ and the largest sensory connection to the rest of the world due to its more than 1,000 nerve endings. This makes it not just incredibly important to humans as they interact with their…

Materials manufacturer Elkem Silicones has announced the development of a 3D printing powder for electric motor components. More specifically, the material is an iron silicon powder that can be easily magnetized and demagnetized, thus enabling the creation of more resistant…

Researchers Harald Plank, Verena Reisecker, and David Kuhness from Graz University of Technology have achieved a significant breakthrough in the production of 3D nanostructures, ensuring their precise shape and size to attain desired optical properties. The key to this success…

It is no secret that financial markets the world over had a challenging year last year. Inflation and high interest rates have sparked fears for a recession, as even the International Monetary Fund noted that policies must be implemented to…

At the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a team of scientists has been studhing the issue of defects in metal 3D printing, particularly when using a laser process. Their aim is to develop a method based on the analysis…

Having embarked on its first mission to Antarctica last October, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, heralded as Britain’s most sophisticated polar research vessel, is experiencing a groundbreaking utilization of 3D printing technology. In an effort to enhance onboard operations, the…

Engineering students at the public research university Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in the Australian state of Victoria have developed an approach to produce a conductive and more stable concrete for 3D printing buildings. As part of their study,…

At MIT, a team of researchers led by Fernando Velásquez-García has developed a 3D printed filter for a mass spectrometer. This device, designed to detect molecular structures by measuring their mass, has traditionally been bulky, fragile and, because of its…

Thanks to additive manufacturing, experiments on living animals could potentially be replaced by a far more ethical method of drug testing. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have succeeded in developing a 3D-printed “body-on-chip” that imitates the course of a…

Since the early 2000s, when the RepRap movement took off, 3D printing has gained commercial success worldwide. Though of course much of the market is dedicated to industrial additive marketing, cheaper desktop 3D printers designed for hobbyists have also grown…

You might have seen the recent story about the discovery of the giant fossil that was extracted in the UK in the beginning of December 2023. The skull of a pliosaur, an ancient marine reptile from the Jurassic period, was…

You don’t have to be an engineer with extensive technical knowledge to come into contact with microfluidics and their applications. The aim of microfluidic systems is to control small quantities of liquids in tiny networks and channels, and to discuss…