Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech’s 3D Printed Splint Saves Another Child with Windpipe Defects
For children born with rare windpipe defects, every breath is a battle for survival. Now, a groundbreaking innovation from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is transforming these children’s…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 20, 2024: Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium, Blow Molding, & More
We’re starting with news about a manufacturing consortium in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as OPEN MIND Technologies has joined the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium. Moving on, industrial machining…
New Brain Cancer Treatments Could be Possible with 3D Printed Microfluidics
In a significant leap toward revolutionizing the treatment of brain diseases, the collaboration between Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researcher Rafael Davalos and Phase, a frontrunner in 3D printing…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 30, 2023: Material Database, Bone Scaffolds, & More
We’re starting off with lots of materials news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, from Replique, Asahi Kasei, and Arkema; plus, a team of researchers are 3D printing metals with…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 20, 2022: Consumer 3D Printer, WAAM Study, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, EPLUS3D is offering metal 3D printing as an option for flexible manufacturing of sheet metal. Anycubic is working with a MicroLED display manufacturer to…
New UL Study Reveals VOC Emission Rates are Higher in SLA vs. FFF 3D Printing
In 2018, Chemical Insights, an institute of safety science company Underwriters Laboratories, released a study about the safety and health impact of 3D printing, which found that emissions released into the…
3D Printed SlothBot Aids Conservation Efforts in Atlanta
A new resident will be living high above the ground in the Atlanta Botanical Garden for the next few months, and while it may resemble an animal, it’s actually a…
UV Assisted Direct Ink Writing of 3D Printed and “4D Printed” Shape Memory Epoxy Parts
The magic of 3D printing has touched most of us in some way by now, as schools in many countries are establishing programs, libraries offer makerspaces for patrons, and designers…
UL and Georgia Tech Continue Research Into Impact of 3D Printing Emissions on Indoor Air Quality
In 2015, non-profit safety science company Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and its Chemical Research Initiative, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, worked together to conduct a two-year study…
Researchers Make Strong, 3D Printed Expandable Origami Structures for Engineering Applications
A collaborative team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Beijing Institute of Technology, and Peking University are using 3D printing to directly build reconfigurable origami assemblages that…
Powerful New 4D Printer Speeds Next-Generation, Next-Dimension 3D Printing
3D printed objects that can move and change shape are technically 4D printed – the fourth dimension comes in the object’s ability to change shape when exposed to environmental stimuli…
3D Technology Provides Musician with Skywalker Hand
Spoiler alert: Luke Skywalker loses his right hand during a duel with Darth Vader (who is also his father, which, in case you’ve lived under a rock, might also be…
Researchers Use Sensors, Microphones, and Nanoparticles to Develop Three Methods to Combat 3D Printer Cyberattacks
When it comes to computers and other technology, hacking, by definition, can mean either to modify in a clever, skillful way, or to get around security with malicious intent. So…
3D Printed Metamaterials Used for Patient-Specific Heart Valve Models May Help Cardiac Patients
Every year, tens of thousands of people are diagnosed with heart valve disease, and of these people, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is considered a good option for those considered…
UL Study Releases Data on Effects of 3D Printing on Human Health, Calls for New Standards
3D printing is a new enough technology that there’s still plenty of debate about how safe it is, on a number of levels. While some fears may be over-exaggerated, there’s…
Researchers 3D Print Shape-Changing Structures That Expand with Heat
“Tensegrity” is a term that refers to a structural system of floating rods in compression and cables in continuous tension. It combines the words “tensional integrity,” and has been used…
Researchers Use PowerPoint Slide and LED Projector to Create Self-Folding 3D Origami Structures
I remember learning about Microsoft PowerPoint for the first time when I was in junior high, and since then I have used the program often; little did I know that a…
Researchers 3D Print Shape-Shifting Objects With New 4D Printing Method
A flower curls in on itself as though responding to the setting of the sun. A pattern of diamonds expands and contracts like a gate opening and closing. A flat…
How Safe is 3D Printing? UL Teams Up with Two Universities to Examine 3D Printing’s Effect on Air Quality & Human Health
As we continue to see 3D printing expand substantially in use–sure, perhaps not explosively like early predictions might have had us believe, but certainly enough to make a great deal…
3D Printing Goes 4D with Smart Memory Materials That Self-Assemble
The concept of 4D printing, a term coined by Skylar Tibbits in his 2013 Ted Talk, was developed to create materials that could be manufactured or assembled in one configuration…