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...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Construction, Design / Engineering, Geopolitical Regions, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Experts have long predicted that 3D printing will revolutionize the construction industry by making home builds cheaper, faster, and more environmentally-friendly. However, the uptake has been slower than anticipated because 3D technology to create fully-functional...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends
A research team at Columbia University’s School of Engineering did a little out-of-the-box thinking and turned the laser upside down inside an SLS 3D printer so that it points up. The team also replaced the conventional tray of powder material with a borosilicate...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, People
A post on Wohlers Talk indicates that Scott Crump, founder of Stratasys and inventor of FDM 3D printing, has stepped away from day-to-day activities at the company. . Terry Wohlers writes in the 11 September post: “After 34 years, Scott spent his first day—last...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Bioprinting, Education and Research
Tissue engineering or regeneration is the process of improving upon or replacing biological tissues by combining cells and other materials with the optimal chemical and physiological conditions in order to build scaffolds upon which new viable tissue can form. We’ve...
by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Education and Research, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
A multi-layer, single material print sample from a new technique invented by researchers at Columbia University that uses selective laser sintering to print objects with multiple materials at the same time. . Researchers at Columbia flipped the laser in SLS additive...
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