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A breakthrough medical discovery with 3D printing that might be used to regenerate nerves
Having significantly damaged nerve tissue is bad for a lot of reasons because it doesn’t regenerate easily and it can lead to various serious medical conditions including paralysis. But many scientists are already studying ways of fixing this issue, and a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, Princeton University, and Johns Hopkins University has figured out how to use 3D printing for nerve growth.
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Dirt Cheap: World's Largest 3D Mud Printer Makes Green Homes
3D printer represents a huge step toward printing affordable housing from free materials. The project was unveiled yesterday, debuting with a live demonstration at a three day rally event in Italy along with a series of workshops and conferences.
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Chinese firm makes world's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer
A Chinese biotechnological company announced that it has developed the world's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer, which makes it possible to produce personalized functional organs, the media reported. Sichuan Revotek, based in Chengdu, said the significant breakthrough has been achieved through its self-developed stem cell bio-ink technology, 3D bio-printer and cloud computing platform, the China Daily reported.
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This is Local Motors 3D printed car: It could change everything
3D printing may be mainstream enough not to raise an eyebrow any more, but Local Motors’ plan to print cars is still ambitiously unusual.
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Audi's 3D printer works in metal
The carmaker created a half-size version of the 1936 Auto Union Typ C grand prix car to demonstrate the technology.
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NASA's 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Roars Into Action
NASA's been working on 3D-printing new rocket engines for years. In that time, a whole bunch of different pieces have been tested successfully, but NASA's newest trial run has more of them working together than ever before. In a series of tests this past October, NASA's prototype engine with 75 percent 3D-printed parts underwent a whole series of fire tests and passed with flying colors. Here's she is blasting out some 20,000 pounds of thrust...
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Mold-A-Rama: An Affordable Art Machine That’s Survived Half a Century
In zoos, museums, and other attractions around the United States, visitors can still get a retro souvenir for just a couple of bucks.
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Guy Designs Digital Sundial That You Can 3D Print Yourself
No batteries, no motor, no electronics… Just an awesome shadow show brought to you by your neighborhood sun
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Scientists unveil new ‘4D-printing’ technique that produces shape-shifting objects
This week, scientists from Harvard University unveiled a new 4D printing process that creates objects capable of changing shape when submerged in water.
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Bioengineers make open-source laser sintering printer for biomaterials fabrication
Rice University bioengineering researchers have modified a commercial-grade CO2 laser cutter to create OpenSLS, an open-source, selective laser sintering platform that can print intricate 3-D objects from powdered plastics and biomaterials. The system costs at least 40 times less than its commercial counterparts and allows researchers to work with their own specialized powdered materials.
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Tokyo students develop architectural 3D-printing pen
A group of University of Tokyo students overseen by Kengo Kuma have developed a 3D-printing pen that can be used to create complex architectural structures
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Now an F-16 can launch a swarm of 3D-printed carbon fiber drones
According to a secretive wing of the Pentagon, U.S. Air Force F-16s may soon have the ability to launch swarms of 3D-printed drones while in flight.
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This $99 box transforms any smartphone into a 3D printer. No, seriously
If you’ve spent the last few years holding out for a 3D printer that costs under a hundred bucks, then we’ve got good news for you: The printer you’re waiting for is finally here, and it goes by the name of OLO. The device, which first popped up at last year’s Maker Faire in New York, has finally found its way onto Kickstarter — where it obliterated its $80K funding goal in just a few hours.
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3D printing of implants during a surgery soon possible
Surgeons can soon use a 3D printing pen to build customized cartilage tissues during surgery. The pen with bio-ink which supports human stem cells can print cells according to the precise geometry of the implant needed. Australian researchers were able to 'draw' human stem cells in freeform patterns with extremely high survival rates. Developed by a team from ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science...
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Taking DIY to the Next Level | Emerging Tech | TechNewsWorld
While hobbyists, inventors and innovators have been experimenting and producing a variety of do-it-yourself projects, their world is expected to undergo a hard shift as DIY moves to the next level. 3D printing is the cornerstone of the coming shift, and its effect on our daily lives will be multiplied by several converging forces: the collaborative economy, the jobless economy and personalization.
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Disney files patent for near instantaneous 3D printing
Disney Research has filed a patent for a 3D printing technology that uses high-intensity light to harden photo-sensitive resin in a single process, removing the need for layer-by-layer printing. The patent describes a machine for printing in "a nearly instantaneous manner." "Presently, 3D printing is extremely slow and time consuming. For example, it may take several hours to print a single 3D object even if the 3D object is relatively small (e.g., several inches...
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How Nike Will 3D Print Shoes
3D printing could have specific uses in the shoe market.
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Mohammed inaugurates world’s first 3D-printed office in Dubai
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stated that the UAE has emerged as one of the major incubators of innovation and future technology in the world today, and its focused initiatives to shape the future have become global models that can be emulated in all sectors. "We implement what we plan, and we pursue actions not theories. The rapidly changing world requires us to accelerate our pace of development...
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Airbus presents 3D-printed mini aircraft
Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin air show this week—the small Airbus marvel is the world's first 3D-printed aircraft. Windowless, weighing in at just 21 kilos (46 pounds) and less than four metres (13 feet) long, the drone Thor—short for "Test of High-tech Objectives in Reality"—resembles a large, white model airplane.
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Modern 3D-Printed Aquariums Seamlessly Combine Nature and Art
Haruka Misawa of Misawa Design Institution explores the unique environmental variation between air and water through a series of 3D printed aqua-sculptures, known as Waterscapes. The Japanese designer has created artistic aquariums lined with naturally inspired elements which were printed using the latest technology. The collection takes inspirational cues from the traditional water gardens and underwater arrangements made popular in Japanese culture, but introduces a modern take on the established aquatic architectural style.
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