3D Bioprinting: Technique Prints Human Tissue 10 Times Faster
From Penn State comes HITS-Bio, the system that revolutionizes 3D bioprinting: now printing human tissue is 10 times faster (and ultra-precise).
Why aren't there 3D printers in every home already?
Discover the reasons that limit the adoption of 3D printers. Explore the origins of the technology and the factors that influence its diffusion.
3D Bonding: Goodbye Glue, Wood and Metal Joined by Sound
A new bonding process uses 3D printing to join wood and metal at the molecular level, without the need for traditional glues.
From Clothes to Furniture: 3D Knitwear Will Reinvent Everything
Knitwear evolves: from flexible fabrics to rigid 3d objects. A new technology that will change the way we produce objects.
Blood vessels of the future 3D printed: breakthrough in regenerative medicine
Scottish researchers create 3D printed artificial blood vessels that are as flexible and strong as human ones. Big blow for medicine.
3D printing and super-resistant concrete: perfect anti-seismic house in 5 days
A 100 m2 house 3D printed in just 5 days in Kazakhstan. Designed to withstand magnitude 7 earthquakes thanks to super-strong concrete.
Havelar, construction of the future: printing in 18 hours, delivery in 6 weeks
Portuguese Havelar printed her first 3D house in just 18 hours. Steps towards faster, cheaper and more sustainable construction.
World's first 3D printed trachea transplant with stem cells
Korean researchers used scans and bioink with the patient's cells to create a 2cm artificial trachea that was successfully transplanted in 5 weeks.
“Do-it-yourself” skin is a reality: scientists print it directly on wounds
At Pennsylvania State University they developed a technique to 3D print living human skin directly onto wounds. New possibilities for facial reconstructive surgery and hair transplants.
Torre Alva, the tallest 3D printed tower in the world in the Swiss Alps
The construction of the Alva Tower begins, a pioneering project: a 30D printed building of over 3 meters that will overlook the Giulia Valley
MIT develops (and transforms) rapid 3D printing with liquid metal
MIT presents a liquid metal 3D printing technique capable of making large aluminum components in minutes, a significant advance over traditional methods.
The benefits of 3D printing in the next decade
With 3D printing there will be more and more products that we will be able to create completely independently. Nothing but chatter.
Bioengineering Blow: 3D Printed Human Skin with Hair Follicles
3D printing of human skin, including hair follicles, promises to revolutionize burn treatment.
NASA, the (crazy?) plans for human settlements on the Moon by 2040
The Olympus Project illustrated by the US agency aims to transform the Moon into a habitable place with the 3D printing of settlements.
First nerve networks 3D printed with bioink
Engineers at Monash University have developed a 3D printing technique to create nerve networks using bioinks with live neurons, to emulate the human brain
3D printed muscles: a bioink can change the rules of the game
The Terasaki Institute develops a bioink that uses a hormone to promote the growth of 3D printed muscle tissue.
Texas, a community of 3D printed houses built by robots is born
An innovative community of 3D printed homes is springing up near Austin, Texas at the hands of a fleet of robots.
Goodbye to animal testing thanks to "ethical" leather from bio 3D printers
A team of researchers from the University of São Paulo has shown that bio 3D printers can create viable artificial skin for product testing by replacing animals.
3D bioprinting: from the garage to the operating room, to save our lives
3D bioprinting of organs and tissues will be the answer to long waiting lists for transplants, but there are still hurdles to overcome.
Tools in the 3D printing era: same strength, less weight
Lighter and stronger tools and spanners thanks to 3D printing and metal "gyroids".
Mangroves and 3D printers: the “odd couple” against coastal erosion
Deakin University experiments with the use of 3D printers to protect the coasts and encourage the growth of mangrove plants in Australia.
