by Bill Decker | Jul 9, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas
Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a way to 3D print liquid metals and keep their new form. A syringe pushes out the metals, liquid at room temperature, and the metals are covered in an oxide film to keep their shape. This new technology...
by Bill Decker | Jul 8, 2013 | Engineering, Manufacturing
New Zealander Jake Evill has designed a new type of cast for broken limbs using 3D printing technology. This ‘Cortex Cast’ is a lightweight, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing alternative to the traditional hard, plaster casts we have grown up with....
by Bill Decker | Jul 7, 2013 | Engineering, Manufacturing
At the University of Toronto, a 3D-printed gun has been printed. It isn’t functioning yet because its makers are abiding by Canadian gun laws, but they can easily modify it to shoot. The lab in Toronto downloaded the American 3D-printed gun design the first day...
by Bill Decker | Jul 4, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas
Robugtix has created a 3D-printed, remote-controlled robot-spider that moves so naturally that anyone who doesn’t know any better will think it’s a huge, mutant, freaky arachnid. The 3D-printed robot-spider moves using 26 motors throughout its body. It is...
by Bill Decker | Jun 30, 2013 | Engineering, Manufacturing
The University of Nottingham has a team working on design optimization for different medications so that 3D printing various pills and inhalers becomes feasible. With these innovations, 3D printing in medicine will become an invaluable commodity. They say the next...
by Bill Decker | Jun 28, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas
Have you ever had an idea for a product in your head, but it seemed too hard to make? Nadia Ahmad, an art director, wanted to create a new kind of picture frame. She thought it would be interesting for a picture to be held up by hands, as if coming through a wall...
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