Researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire have developed a new process that uses heat to control the arrangement of molecular rings within 3D printable gels, enabling them to 3D print object…
Harvard scientists develop algae-infused bioink to improve the viability of bioprinted tissues
Scientists from Harvard Medical School have developed a novel algae-based bioink that once 3D printed into soft tissue structures, demonstrates enhanced cell viability. The team formed their bioink b…
Hong Kong University researchers develop 3D printed terracotta tiles to restore coral reef
A team of architects and scientists at Hong Kong University (HKU) have developed a novel method of repairing a coral reef in the nearby Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. The researchers designed and 3D printed…
UC San Diego researchers develop novel method of 3D printing soft robotic actuators
A team of researchers from UC San Diego has developed a new method of 3D printing liquid crystal elastomers (LCE), one that enables functionally graded properties simply by varying the printing parame…
Researchers develop highly expandable foam resin for SLA 3D printing
A team of researchers from UC San Diego’s Department of NanoEngineering has developed an expandable foaming resin for use with SLA 3D printers. The resin, which is capable of heat-induced expansion po…
Researchers 3D print bionic coral structures to cultivate algae
A joint research team from the University of Cambridge and UC San Diego has 3D bioprinted coral-mimicking structures capable of growing communities of microscopic algae. The study, published in the jo…
3D Printing news Sliced, Shining 3D, Autodesk, Sharebot and Mini
This edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced asks the following questions: How is 3D printing being used in post cancer surgery for dogs? How are rats and 3D bioprinting being used to repair dam…
3D printing news Sliced New Balance, Thingiverse, UC San Diego
In a week full of CES 2018 announcements and patents, a number of 3D printing applications in education, business, research and medicine have flown under the radar. For today’s 3D printing news …
3D printing news Sliced MIT, Kratzer, Rocket Lab, Nanoscribe, Relativity Space and Horizon Zero Dawn
Read on for an update on all the latest 3D printing news in design, research, applications and business news including Relativity Space’s test firing and detailed models from Horizon Zero Dawn. …
UC San Diego 3D prints world’s first sea turtle brace for rescued reptile
An injured Loggerhead sea turtle has been given a new lease of life thanks to a 3D printed brace manufactured by the Geisel Library Digital Media Lab at UC San Diego and fitted by staff at the Birch A…