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From Student to STEAM Educator to Entrepreneur
If you’re in and around the SOLIDWORKS community lately, you’ve probably heard about an engineering-minded young woman making a name for herself in the STEAM education arena: Danielle Boyer. . She’s presented at 3DEXPERIENCE World, the American Indian Science and...
Montana State University Achieves Low-Cost Microfluidics Sensor with 3D Printing
As MSU has continued to stand strong in research, I was especially interested to see that more news has emerged regarding their work in 3D printing for microfluidics. This is an area of science that we follow often, but in this particular work, the researchers have...
Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels
Powdered sugar is the special ingredient in a Rice University recipe for mimicking the body’s intricate, branching blood vessels in lab-grown tissues. . In research published today in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, Rice bioengineers showed they could keep...
Iran Develops 3D Printer to Produce Fibre-Reinforced Composites
Researchers at an Iranian university have designed and built the largest 3D printer to produce fibre-reinforced composites in various industries. . A group of researchers from the faculty of textile engineering of Isfahan University of Technology have succeeded in...
Bayer to test new drugs on 3D-printed heart tissue at Tel Aviv University
Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University (TAU) has signed a collaboration with the Bayer pharmaceutical company to test new drugs on 3D-printed heart tissues, a new, more efficient method of testing. . Prior to reaching the pharmaceutical...
Using Ultrasonic Waves to Analyze Residual Stress in 3D-Printed Metal Parts
Researchers from the Czech Republic and Brazil have come together to highlight ultrasonic testing for stress analysis in ‘ Residual stress analysis of additive manufacturing of metallic parts using ultrasonic waves: State of the art review .’ . Residual stresses (RS)...
3D printed reactor boots nuclear industry
A transformational challenge reactor (TCR), a microreactor built using 3D printing and other new approaches, should be up and running by 2023, scientists said. . The end goal is bigger than a single reactor: It’s to revolutionize manufacturing in the nuclear industry...
Soybean-Based Resins to Replace of Petrochemicals for Optical 3D Printing
Lithuanian researchers, in collaboration with 3D Creative Ltd., have developed a universal bio-based resin for optical 3D printing, releasing the details of their study in the recently published “ A Bio-Based Resin for a Multi-Scale Optical 3D Printing .” . In years...
Review: Boost Student Creativity with the MakerBot Replicator+
Consumers increasingly use 3D printers at home for a wide range of applications. Hobbyists use their printers to make parts to fix old arcade machines or even create custom fixtures around the house. Companies are making prototypes with ease, allowing their...