by David | Oct 8, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
When it comes to tech news, we always have to be wary of new technologies, particularly when they come from startups. We don’t need to remind readers of Theranos and the impact it had on the perception of revolutionary new companies. . Today, Colorado-based Boom...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D News, Medical
Researchers have developed a method for 3D printing microstructures using X-rays. In 3D printing there are a few critically important attributes: strength would be one, but resolution is another. For many 3D print applications, high resolution is required. This is...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D 101, 3D Hobbyists, Printers and Accessories, Product Reviews
XYZprinting da Vinci Jr. 1.0 A Pro It’s easy to imagine a 3D printer as something of a magic cube in which all sorts of wonders are created. The $449 XYZprinting da Vinci Jr. 1.0 A Pro does its best to evoke this: a translucent-orange box that takes plastic...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | Intellectual Property, Blockchain & Liability, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Medical, Pharmaceuticals, Prosthetics
Advances in 3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, are capturing attention in the health care field because of their potential to improve treatment for certain medical conditions. . A radiologist, for instance, might create an exact replica of a patient’s...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D News, Conferences, Events and Webinars
During two consecutive weeks, Additive Manufacturing Media offers AM InDepth , a series of free educational discussions with top names in production 3D printing to explore the future of additive manufacturing (AM) technology. As part of the IMTS Spark platform, the...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, 3D News, 3D Trends, Maker Movement, Printers and Accessories
The COVID-19 pandemic affecting countries has not only sparked new hobbies for many, but has also given the opportunity for others to dive into their acquired skills to help those in need. One hobby is 3D printing, which gained popularity nationwide a few months ago...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials, Printers and Accessories
Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists from Waseda University , Japan, have developed a metal-plastic hybrid 3D...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D News, Conferences, Events and Webinars
The U of A’s Wenchao Zhou will give a virtual seminar titled “From 3D printing to digital manufacturing” on Zoom from 4-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. The talk is free and open to the public. . Zhou directs the AM3 Lab in the Department of Mechanical...
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Bioprinting, Education and Research, Medical, Nanotechnology, Technology
Illustration of a prospective biocompatible interface shows that hydrogels (green tubing), which can be generated by an electron or X-ray beam 3D-printing process, act as artificial synapses or junctions, connecting neurons (brown) to electrodes (yellow). ....
by David | Oct 7, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, 3D Models, 3D News, 3D Trends, Printers and Accessories
With the advent of affordable stereolithography (SLA) and digital light processing (DLP) printers like the Anycubic Photon and Elegoo Mars , the average consumer now has access to technology that, up until a few years ago, was prohibitively expensive. The availability...
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