Archive for the ‘3D printing’ category: Page 126
Dec 16, 2015
3D MicroPrint: Laser Sintering Technology to 3D Print Tiny Metal Parts
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, transportation
3D MicroPrint is a new micro laser sintering technology for small, precise metal parts: ideal for automotive, medical and jewelery applications.
A new company dubbed 3D MicroPrint has unveiled a new micro laser sintering technology (MLS) for 3D printing tiny metal components for potential applications in industries like watchmaking, cars, and medicine.
The enterprise is a collaboration between two companies based in Germany: 3D-Micromac AG, a provider of laser micromachining systems, and EOS GmbH, an e-Manufacturing group.
Dec 4, 2015
3D Printers Can Now Churn Out “Living” Blood Vessels
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, materials
In a breakthrough that could lead to printable organs and an enhanced understanding of human physiology, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Labs have 3D-printed functional blood vessels that look and function like the real thing.
3D bioprinters are similar to conventional 3D printers, but instead of using inert materials, they use “bio-ink:” basic structural building blocks that are compatible with the human body.
Nov 26, 2015
Russian 3D-bioprinted thyroid gland implant proves functional in mice
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
A Moscow laboratory has conducted the first successful organ translation using a unique Russian 3D-printing technology. The breakthrough could potentially help millions suffering from thyroid disorders – and paves the way for printing other human organs.
The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, can have a dramatic impact on a huge variety of human bodily functions. The groundbreaking operation, thus far only in rodents, was performed by a team from the 3D Bioprinting Solutions Laboratory in the Russian capital some three months ago.
Nov 25, 2015
Toshiba Machine Announces a Metal 3D Printer Ten Times Faster Than Others on the Market
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, innovation
It’s rare to see technology sectors advance as quickly as metal 3D printing has. Until very recently, the technology was lagging a bit behind other forms of 3D printing. Its cost, plus the size of the printers required, limited it mostly to large industrial companies, but just in the last few months there’s been a burst of innovations making metal printers smaller, cheaper and more accessible. From startups like Desktop Metal to major corporations like Additive Industries, this year’s major focus seems to be on advancing metal 3D printing.
The latest company to announce a new metal printer is Toshiba Corporation, which has, in conjunction with its machine tools unit Toshiba Machine, developed a prototype for a metal printer that promises to be ten times faster than most powder bed fusion sintering printers.
Nov 17, 2015
This drivable car was just 3D printed in 44 hours
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, transportation
Nov 17, 2015
‘The Next Big Thing: From 3D Printing to Mining the Moon’ — interview with Futurist Christopher Barnatt
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, space
Futurist Christopher Barnatt is the author of two 3D printing books, and is well known in the 3D printing community. His latest book — “The Next Big Thing: From 3D Printing to Mining the Moon” — covers far more than additive manufacturing. But as “3D Printing” is in the sub-title, we thought we’d ask him what it is all about.
3Ders: “The Next Big Thing” is a very broad title, so can you tell us what the book covers?
Nov 16, 2015
An Italian company built a 40-foot tall 3D printer to help solve the global housing crisis
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, habitats
Nov 16, 2015
#24 AVATAR TECHNOLOGY DIGEST / Get a Virtual-Reality Punch
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, mobile phones, robotics/AI, virtual reality
Welcome to #24 Avatar Technology Digest! We provide you with the latest news on Technology, Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence the best way we can. Here are the top stories of the last week!
1) Did you know that Disney does more than shoot box office hits and sell toys to your kids? They also have a very active Research Department that specializes in a variety of applications that can be used throughout the Disney empire. And now another interesting innovation has come out of the Research Department, as they have developed a method for generating those 3D printable robots without the need for time and energy-consuming work at all.
2) Being able to identify problems with a person’s body without subjecting them to invasive procedures is the fantasy of all Star Trek doctors. There’s even a prize offering a fortune to anyone who can effectively recreate the tricorder technology out in the real world. Now, Stanford scientists think that they’ve developed a system that, in time, could be used to spot cancerous tumors from a foot away.
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