What is 3D printing? This article goes over the basics of 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, covering its engineering principles and applications.
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What is the difference between SLA technology and SLS technology? Today we’d like to share with you the similarities and differences of these 3D Printing technologies and materials, in order to help you figure out what technology you need for your 3D printing project.
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A student 3D printed a prosthetic arm, a low-cost device providing feedback. How does it work, and how did this student actually 3D print this?
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Think all 3D printers produce plastic parts? Well, (you know what’s coming…) think again! From 3D printing human tissue to metal, glass and even mashed potatoes, new materials seem to come up nearly every day! Here are a few that caught our attention lately.
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The United Arab Emirates developed a fantastically promising technology project: the first fully 3D-printed office building on the planet.
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While it seems like we have only skimmed the surface of all the ways 3D printing could eventually transform our lives, it increasingly emerges as a truly out-of-this-world component.
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Hyperganic, a company based in Munich, Germany, develops a software platform that uses artificial intelligence for the advanced design and engineering of highly complex components, structures and entire machines.
3D printing gives you the flexibility and the speed you need when building new hardware and electronic products.
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Carnegie Mellon method foregoes expensive scanners, camera setups, studios
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What are the differences between injection molding and 3D printing? Discover which manufacturing technique is best for your project.
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CSAIL's SprayableTech system lets users create large-scale interactive surfaces with sensors and displays using airbrushed inks.
Right now, the 3D printers at the ETH spin-off Spectroplast are working at full capacity as never before: the young company has started producing silicone attachments for breathing masks on behalf of medical companies.
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Do-it-yourself bio and maker communities can help NASA meet needs of long-distance missions.
Four trends are setting the scene for 3D printing to become ever more versatile and deliver products that are closer to end-use, production level
Cloud manufacturing may not be a familiar term to everyone. But there are good reasons to get acquainted with it.
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Algorithm allows 3-D printers to “read ahead” of their programming to boost speeds.
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