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3D Printing Better Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Multi-Beam Applications
In the recently published ‘A 3D Printed Compact High-Efficiency Magneto-Electric Dipole Antenna Sub-Array for Millimeter-Wave Multi-Beam Applications,’ authors Liyue Zhao, Yujian Li, and Junhong Wang—all from Institute of Lightwave Technology,…
Open Source DIY Telescope Prime Features Raspberry Pi and 3D Printed Parts
While the majority of us are not astronauts, there is a tool that can be used in your home to make you feel like you’re just a little bit closer…
3D Printing Awakens Renewed Interest in Polymeric Heart Valves for Patient-Specific Treatment
Authors Charles D. Resor and Deepak L Batte review the recent work of André R. Studart and his co-researchers in creating artificial heart valves via 3D printing. Their findings are…
Industrial Design and Development Company Chooses EnvisionTEC for the Production of Accurate Prototypes
P5 Designers (P5) is a traditional, project-based design and development business based in Milford, NJ. The company boasts dozens of patents in product, packaging and manufacturing design. P5 has built…
Swiss & Italian Researchers 3D Print Microdevices for Clean Water
Better processes are necessary for bringing clean water to the world, and researchers from both Switzerland and Italy detail the advantages of progressive cleaning devices in ‘Magnetically navigable 3D printed…
GE Research and Project Partners Using Metal 3D Printing to Make a More Efficient Heat Exchanger
Heat exchangers are designed to efficiently transfer heat from one matter to another, and are being increasingly produced through the use of 3D printing these days, as the technology can…
Unveiled at Hannover Messe: BigRep Pro & 3D Printed NEXT Automated Guided Vehicle
Eventgoers at Hannover Messe, held in Hannover Germany from April 1-5, are getting a preview of the latest in spectacular new technology and innovation. This includes learning more about new…
Bionic Scooter Frame 3D Printed Out of Stainless Steel Powder
Last summer, my husband and I took a vacation with his family to Tybee Island, which is about 18 miles east of Savannah, Georgia and a total of just 3.2…
3D Printed Wireless Earbuds Help Enhance Hearing and Reduce Stigma Around Traditional Hearing Aids
Manchester Metropolitan University graduate Elen Parry, a current Industrial Digitalisation masters student at the university and an International Autodesk Student Ambassador for the UK, is focused on using “Human-Centred Design…
3D Printed Artificial Heart Pump Demonstrates Application of Embedded Magnet Printing
Kai von Petersdorff-Campen, a doctoral student in the mechanical and process engineering department at ETH Zurich, set out this spring to make a 3D printed artificial heart pump. He succeeded,…
Researchers Use Biomimicry and 3D Printing to Develop Robotic Fish
3D printed robotic fish have all sorts of applications, from underwater data acquisition and detecting toxins in the water to studying and saving real fish, or just adding a new pet…
3D Printing and Global Cooperation to Create New Cost-Effective Field Kit for Disease Diagnosis
According to the World Health Organization, there are up to 1 million new cases of leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease spread through the bites of sandflies, each year. The disease is curable…
Fighting Wildfires with the Sinterit Lisa 3D Printer
In December 2017, a fire started in California that would turn out to be the state’s largest wildfire. It raged for more than six months in Los Padres National Forest,…
IKEA Debuts 3D Printed Gaming Chair Prototype, Developed in Collaboration with UNYQ and Area Academy
Silicon Valley company UNYQ uses 3D printing and digitization technologies to customize its designs, and is responsible for some of the more interesting 3D printed medical wearable innovations we’ve seen, from…
UK Students Design and Build Inexpensive 3D Printed Robotic Prosthetic Hand
According to the National Health Service (NHS), about 6,000 major limb amputations are carried out in the UK each year. Functional prosthetics can help, but they tend to be costly,…
Bose Introduces 3D Printed Prototype Augmented Reality Sunglasses
You’ve probably heard of Google Glass, a brand of optical smart glass that displays information in a smartphone-like, hands-free format. This product, as is the case with many other smart…
Engineering Student Creates Inexpensive 3D Printed Eye Prosthesis
While some researchers have worked on 3D printed eyes that could reverse blindness and connect to WiFi, the possibility of a 3D printed eye prosthesis that looks real represents a…
Proto Labs Uses 3D Printing Technology to Bring Kitchen Prototype Inventions to Market
3D printing technology has often been used to help an invention along on the path from a really good idea to a production-ready product. Case in point: three inventors had a…
3D Printed Smart Braces with Flexible Batteries and LEDs Can Improve Efficiency of Orthodontic Alignment
Every time I come across a picture of myself from the tender ages of 14 to 16, I cringe a little – not because of my questionable fashion choices, but…
Researchers Turn to Multi-Material 3D Printing to Develop Responsive, Versatile Smart Composites
3D printing technology has been used multiple times to help create drug delivery and release systems, from programmable release capsules and cancer drug-emitting implants to micro-rockets that deliver drugs inside…
3D Printed Robot Prototype Inspired by Hitchhiker Fish Can Cling to Underwater Surfaces
These days, you don’t often see a person standing alone on the side of the highway with their arm out and their thumb up, looking to hitch a ride –…
Teenager Uses AI, a 3D Printed Lens, and a Smartphone to Develop Portable System to Diagnose a Common Eye Disease
Less than ideal eyesight runs in my family, and I’ve worn glasses since kindergarten, so due to annual visits with my ophthalmologist, I am no stranger to hearing about diseases…
World’s Top Producer of Lacrosse Helmets Turns to 3D Printing to Improve Prototyping Capabilities
I didn’t play any full-contact sports in school, like football or rugby, but I still came home with my fair share of minor injuries from marching band practices and competitions…
A Clean Bath From the University of Bath: 3D Printing the Newest Water Purification System
This year, I received a compost tumbler for my birthday. Perhaps that seems to you like an odd birthday present, but I was thrilled, because now I can turn my…
