by David | Sep 21, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Electronics, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
There’s nothing worse on Christmas morning than when your kid opens a present to find a shiny, noisy, lights-blinking toy with the words “BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED” stamped across the front of the box. . Let’s face it, these energy storage devices are something we can’t...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | Companies, Medical
3D printing has made significant impacts in nearly every industry, and on every scale too. This includes markets many may not have considered, unless they had a need for products like earbuds, hearing aids, or other communication devices fitted to the ear. . Now,...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Pharmaceuticals
Major technological advances in the food production industry have created a space for forward-thinking firms like Nourished, the world’s first bespoke 3D vitamin printing start-up. . Using a patented pectin formula, it allows customers to combine seven active...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, COVID-19, Medical, Nanotechnology
Pandemics caused by novel infectious agents like the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Zika, or Ebola virus seriously impact human health and lives while also overwhelming health care systems all over the world. Early detection and...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Materials
For next generation photonics, sensing and imaging technologies, the ability to 3D print glass is critical to developing highly complex, freeform, or small-scale structures. Yet it has proven difficult to 3D print glass, which has a high melting point over 1400°C,...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Efficient electronics supply chains deal with demands such as an iPhone requiring components from suppliers in over 40 countries. The production volume throughout the supply chain is usually based on sales predictions. If demand remains as expected, this works well,...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Fashion, Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry, Medical
As anyone who has ever straightened their hair knows, water is the enemy. Hair painstakingly straightened by heat will bounce back into curls the minute it touches water. Why? Because hair has shape memory. Its material properties allow it to change shape in response...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News
According to Michael Thai Trung King, a 3D-printing product-development chemist at Henkel, communication and teamwork are crucial to the job. . Michael Thai Trung King is a 3D-printing product-development chemist at chemical and consumer goods company Henkel. Having...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Intellectual Property, Blockchain & Liability
We know by now that 3D printing has become a disruptive force in the manufacturing technology. While the economics of 3D printing have not quite caught up to more traditional manufacturing processes, the design freedom that it provides and its reliance on purely...
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