Education and Research Articles

ASTM Drives 3D Printing Standards via Investment into Eight Crucial Projects

Nonprofit organization ASTM International announced its third round of funding to support research that will help expedite standards in additive manufacturing (AM). . The group creates and publishes technical standards for a range of industries, materials, products,...

3D Printing Method Jump-Starts Tiny Medical Devices for the Body

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) have developed a new method of 3D-printing gels and other soft materials. Published in a new paper, it has the potential to create complex structures with nanometer-scale precision. . Because...

3D Printed Self-Healing Polymers for More Realistic Prosthetics

Researchers have developed a new family of self-healing polymers they believe can help in the production of more realistic, human-like prosthetics. . A team at Texas A&M University, working with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research...

Study: AI can accelerate the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help heal injuries

A dose of artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal, according to researchers at Rice University. . A team led by computer scientist Lydia Kavraki of Rice's Brown School of Engineering used a machine learning...