materials science
New 3D Printing Technique Makes Complex Ceramics for Spaceships
When I was a kid, I would visit my great-grandmother’s apartment on Park Avenue in New York City. She had traveled the world and brought back vases, plates, and dolls…
Research Team Furthers Quest to Expand 3D Printing Materials Options
I don’t think anybody questions the fact that 3D printing has done and continues to do amazing things. The questions being asked now are about how we can continue to…
MIT Researchers 3D Print Spider Webs to Explore the Mechanical Traits of Silk
The science of materials is one that often walks in tandem with the technology of 3D printing. Researchers in many areas work continually to not only accentuate the many uses of the 3D…
Virginia Tech Professors Provide Incredible Insight into the Future of 3D Printable Materials via Reddit AMA
There is little doubt that the single most important area within the 3D printing space is that of materials. Material science could potentially lead the way to thousands of new…
Organic Vapor Jet Printing Produces Nanolobes – May Lead to 3D Printed Pills
It seems as if everything in science these days is having the prefix ‘nano’ applied to it. Partly this is because the nano is an aspect of the world to…
3D Printed Syringe Pumps Cost a Mere Fraction of Traditional Pumps
Another day, another phenomenal addition to the list of practical, hype-less, real, tangible, 3D printable tools that are bound to bring on some welcome changes. This time, it’s the scientific…
Roos Meerman Creates Art By Blowing Air Into Heated 3D Prints
Many people believe that there is a divide between science and art, but this false duality is belied by some of the greatest minds in history – from Aristotle, to…
Got Milk? Then You’ve Got 3D Printer Filament at a 99.7% Discount
According to a new study produced by the Pearce Research Group at Michigan Technological University (MTU) you can now save yourself money and help the environment, all while making sure…
Researchers 3D Print With Epoxy Composites to Mimic Material Properties of Balsa Wood
3D printing processes have been undertaken using materials such as thermo plastics and UV-curable resins, but now materials scientists from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have teamed up…
