3d printed electronics
3D Printing News Briefs: February 21, 2020
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about new products and materials, an industry event, 3D printed electronics, and education. 3Doodler announced a new product, and Essentium will be…
Robotics Manufacturing at the Next Level with 4D Printed Soft Robotics
Authors Ali Zolfagharian, Akif Kaynak, and Abbas Kouzani explore the growing science of soft robotics, outlining their findings in the recently published ‘Closed-loop 4D-printed soft robots.’ Emphasizing how fast this…
MIT: A New Fiber Ink With Electronics Embedded Inside
Innovations in printed electronic devices have led to the development of alternative approaches and exciting applications for 3D printing, focusing on both printing methods and ink materials. It is a…
TU Delft Researchers Create Soft Robotics that Respond to Color-Based Sensors
As 3D printing and robotics continue to collide and complement each other, new machines are being created. In soft robotics, we’re seeing the emergence of a class of machines that…
Nanyang Technological University: Inkjet Printing of ZnO Micro-Sized Thin Films
In ‘Inkjet-printed ZnO thin film semiconductor for additive manufacturing of electronic devices,’ thesis student Van Thai Tran, from Nanyang Technological University, delves into the realm of fabricating products with conductive…
Embedded 3D Printing and Sensors Lead to Soft Robotic Fingers
Robotics and 3D printing have gone hand in hand for years, but researchers Ryan L. Truby, Robert K. Katzschmann, Jennifer A. Lewis, and Daniela Rus have put a much more…
European Innovation Hub and Test Bed to Focus on Developing and Implementing 3D Printed Electronics
More and more, we are using special industrial 3D printers, with inkjet and aerosol jet technology, to embed conductive components within our intelligent products in what we call 3D printed…
University of California Researchers Explore Acoustophoresis in Regulating Electrical Composites for 3D Printing
Scientists from University of California Santa Barbara have been exploring the use of acoustophoresis in regulating electrical composites in accompaniment with 3D printing in ‘Flexible Composites with Programmed Electrical Anisotropy…
Researchers 3D Print Resistors From Electrically Conductive Filament on a Desktop 3D Printer
In a paper entitled “Characterization of resistors created by fused filament fabrication using electrically-conductive filament,” a pair of researchers 3D prints resistors using electrically conductive carbon black and graphene-based filament….
Harris Corporation Tests Performance of 3D Printed Radio Frequency Circuits
Harris Corporation is a leader in tactical communications, geospatial systems and services, air traffic management, environmental solutions, avionics and electronic warfare, and space and intelligence. Recently, the company made an…
World’s First 3D Printed Volumetric Circuit Emerges from University of Texas El Paso Lab
A great many discoveries have been made in the lab of Raymond C. Rumpf, PhD, the Schellenger Professor in Electrical Research in The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of…
Researchers Explore 3D Printing Embedded PLA Batteries Using Fused Deposition Modeling
We rely on many different types of energy sources to get through the day for our mobile power needs, making batteries a big industry. Researchers are continuing to look for…
Using a Combined 3D Printing Method to Create Stretchable Electronics
Stretchable electronics have a lot of potential for applications in wearable devices, soft robotics, artificial skin and more. To create stretchable electronics, 3D printing is a fast, accurate technology that…
Breakthrough 3D Printed Bionic Eye Could Restore or Enhance Sight
For a long time, blindness was an irreversible condition, and that’s still true about many forms of it. If a person’s eyes or vision are damaged badly enough, there’s only…
Research Tests 3D Printed Electronic Components for Space Flight
In a three-year experiment, the COSMIAC Research Center at the University of New Mexico has been researching and testing electronics that have been embedded into 3D printed systems. With funding of…
Breakthrough Technique 3D Prints Electronics or Cells Directly on Skin
Wearable devices have come a long way, but nothing on the market today compares to what we might see in the future. The University of Minnesota is offering a glimpse…
Nano Dimension Gains a New Customer, Opens First 3D Printed Electronics Service Bureau
When you think of 3D printed electronics, what’s the first company that comes to mind? Chances are it’s Nano Dimension, the company behind the famous DragonFly 2020 Pro circuit board…
SOLIDWORKS Add-In for Dragonfly 2020 Pro Gives Engineers Access to 3D Printed Electronics Design
After a long beta period in which Nano Dimension trialed and perfected its Dragonfly 2020 electronic circuit board 3D printer, the company decided to scale the printer up, turning it…
Polyetherimide (PEI) Offers a Wide Range of 3D Printing Uses: Learn More!
It is easy to focus on the end product of the 3D printing process, especially as so many stunning innovations are being produced around the world. 3D printed parts are…
AFRL & American Semiconductor Innovate with New Award-Winning 3D Printed Chip
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and American Semiconductor have collaborated to create a new 3D printed silicon chip that will bring together both previous and newer techniques for assisting with…
3D Printing News Briefs: November 28, 2017
We’re starting out with some health and business news in today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, then moving on to 3D modeling and some commercial 3D printed shoes. The…
Nano Dimension Continues to Show Off DragonFly 2020 Pro 3D Printer and Opens First Customer Experience Center
One of the most talked-about 3D printers to be introduced over the past few years has been the DragonFly 2020, the electronic circuit board 3D printer. A thorough beta program…
University of Nottingham Researchers Use UV Light to 3D Print Multi-Functional Devices
The process of integrating electronics into 3D printed devices starts with being able to 3D print multiple materials at the same time. Thanks to an innovation developed at the University…
Researchers Develop New Type of 3D Printed Wearable Antenna
The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) is located in Thiruvananthapuram, India and is home to several brilliant scientists working in a range of fields of study. Recently, a group of…
