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October 2015
Micro-Structures to Control Elasticity in 3D Printing
Using a new method developed by Disney Research, a 3D-printed teddy bear can have a stiff head, a flexible tummy and bendable arms, even though all of it is made of the same relatively stiff material.
By using a printer to alter the small-scale structure of the material, the Disney researchers showed they could vary its elasticity dramatically. They developed families of compatible micro-structures with varying elastic properties, […]
Student 3D Prints Life-changing Baby Bottle for Preemies
Ravid Koriat, a recent graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, used personal inspiration for her final project in Industrial Design. A conversation with her sister-in-law about the challenges of nursing and pumping “mother’s milk” prompted Koriat to design a new style of feeding system, the FEEDER, specifically for newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). To improve the system for breast milk collection, storage and delivery, Koriat developed accurate […]
September 2015
Additively Manufactured Fine Glass
Reposted from http://www.economist.com/
GLASSMAKING began 4,500 years ago, in Mesopotamia. The industry’s first products were trinkets, such as beads and pendants, cast from moulds and carved by hand. But craftsmen quickly worked out how to make more practical stuff, such as jugs, bottles and drinking vessels, by coiling strands of molten glass around a sand or clay core of appropriate shape, which could then be shaken or scraped out after the glass had cooled.
Multi-material Color 3D Printing
“The multi-color and multi-material bio-models assist surgeons to uncover hidden tissues and blood vessels that may be blocked by larger organs in the 2D scans.” — Dr. Maki Sugimoto, associate professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
This 3D printed liver model makes teaching students about blood flow easier.
Multi-material color 3D printing enables bio-texture modeling of internal organs. […]
25 Years and Still Counting…Thank you!
25 Years…..where did the time go? Getting really excited for our big Open House on Oct 14th from noon to 6pm! We are hoping to see a lot of our long term customers as well as our new customers that we have had the pleasure to partner with over the years. The event is going to offer 16 different seminars in four different […]
Surgeons 3D Print Models of Children’s Brains
Reprint from 3dprint.com
While most of us have either been the patient undergoing a surgical procedure or a loved one waiting and worrying, few of us have had to be on the other side as the trained surgeon, who often bears the responsibility of performing numerous delicate procedures with lives in his hands on a daily basis. Many of us are thrilled to hear about the innovations 3D printing offers to the medical world as people […]