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Ghent university spin-off develops bio-ink to 3D print human tissue
Xpect-INX, a spin-off from the university of Ghent, has developed a technique for using a 3D printer to print human tissue using what it calls bio-ink. . At present, while 3D printers have been used to print an entire building, in the medical field they have been...
Quasi-Solid-State 3D Printed Battery Features Improved Stability & Density
3D printing is continually associated with the energy industry, from wind turbines to fuel cells and a variety of different casings for batteries. Now, researchers from Singapore and China are exploring ways to 3D print unique structures like free-standing 3D printed...
US Army Discovers a Way to Monitor Performance of 3D-Printed Parts
U.S. Army researchers have discovered a way to monitor the performance of 3D printed parts, which tend to have imperfections that affect performance in ways traditionally-machined parts do not. . In the paper, "In-Situ Fatigue Monitoring Investigation of Additively...
Scientists 3D Print a Functioning Heart Pump Made of Human Cells
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States killing more than 600,000 people a year. But there may be a new development insight that could change all that. . Researchers at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a working human heart pump in...
Minnesota researchers 3D print working human heart pump
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a functioning, centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab. The discovery could have major implications for studying heart disease, according to the university. . In the past,...
3D printed batteries handle the squeeze
While flexible and stretchable electronics technologies have progressed in leaps and bounds over the past 10 years, batteries to power them have some catching up to do. . Researchers in Singapore and China have now demonstrated a "quasi-solid-state" battery—made from...
4D Printing Gets Boost With New Polymer, Process
4D printing takes 3D printing a step further to create objects that can move or reconfigure themselves on demand once fabricated. . While it is still in its nascent stages, researchers at Rice University recently created a new material and process that paves the way...
Researchers harness 3D printing to open new doors for microfluidics
Montana State University researchers have made a small breakthrough — literally — but one that could have a big impact across a wide range of applications. . A team led by Stephan Warnat, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering...
Researchers 3D-print a functioning human heart pump in the lab
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab. . The discovery could have major implications for studying heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United...