by David | Jul 2, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Education and Research
Research project in which moondust is laser-melted under lunar conditions suggests moon-based manufacturing is feasible. The spheres appear inconspicuous but they are unique. They consist of moon dust, molten under moon gravity in the course of the MOONRISE project....
by David | Jul 2, 2020 | Education and Research
With a $20 million grant, the National Science Foundation has established the Louisiana Material Design Alliance, which brings five Louisiana universities together to design complex alloys and polymers for 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. . Jihun...
by David | Jul 2, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Continuous Composites is one of several companies that have adapted industrial robotic arms to provide continuous composite 3D printing of large parts. Building on several years of experience analyzing and forecasting the opportunities associated with additive...
by David | Jul 2, 2020 | Education and Research, Printers and Accessories
Typically, if you’re prototyping something and you need part of that prototype to illuminate, you have to design around whatever off-the-shelf lighting component you’re using. The available technology thus influences the final form. . What if, instead,...
by David | Jul 2, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Construction
“Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a machine that controls the setting rate of concrete to offer a “seamless transition between casting and 3D printing ” so that structures can be made that use less material. . The system called Fast Complexity...
by David | Jul 1, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Construction
Prvok4_vis_©Buřinka 3d printed house floating Czech One of the world’s first 3D printed houses went up in China in 2016. At 400 square meters in size and 2 stories tall, the house took 45 days to print—and at the time, this seemed amazingly fast. . Since then,...
by David | Jul 1, 2020 | 3D News, Medical
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed 3D-printed ‘bone bricks’ as a cost-effective method of repairing shattered limbs that are a result of blast explosions. . These bone bricks are designed to click together like Lego bricks, creating a...
by David | Jul 1, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical
In recent years, the adoption of 3D-printing in manufacturing has been fairly slow, with several critics dismissing the technology as inefficient, expensive, and limiting. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic threw industrial businesses across the globe into...
by David | Jul 1, 2020 | 3D Trends, Podcasts, Printers and Accessories
Phil Reeves is a very knowledgeable 3D printing consultant with strong opinions. He’s spent over 25 years working in additive manufacturing and, in that time, has conducted many significant, groundbreaking projects in the space. . Reeves has done work on data,...
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