#Breakthrough in 3d printing of replacement body parts QUT biofabrication team has made a major breakthrough by 3d printing mechanically reinforced,
the biomedical engineers outlined how they had reinforced soft hydrogels via a 3d printed scaffold. Professor Dietmar W. Hutmacher, from QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, said nature often used fibre reinforcement to turn weak structures into outstanding mechanically robust ones. uch
however, the hydrogels currently available for tissue regeneration of the musculoskeletal system couldn meet the mechanical and biological requirements for successful outcomes. ur international biofabrication research team has found a way to reinforce these soft hydrogels via a 3d printed scaffold structure
he said. omputational modelling has shown that we can use these 3d printed microfibres in different hydrogels and a large range of tissue engineering applications.
Next generation Cellscope uses video, automation For this latest generation of the mobile phone microscope, named Cellscope Loa, the researchers paired a smartphone with a 3d printed plastic base where the sample of blood
or techniques like 3d printing. The study, which will appear on Monday 28 september in the journal Nature Chemistry,
#This is the first FDA-approved 3d printed drug The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever 3d printed drug,
and it likely won't be the last. Spritam is an epilepsy medication used to treat seizures in children and adults.
It's porous thanks to the 3d printing process, allowing it to quickly disintegrate with a sip of liquid,
Combining"formulation science"with 3d printing technology first developed at MIT, the company can make porous medications that disintegrate rapidly with very little liquid.
Aprecia plans to make more 3d printed medications for the central nervous system, manufacturing them on its own proprietary equipment.
#Epilepsy drug is approved first FDA 3d printed pill The first 3d printed pill has been approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA.
which uses 3d printing to produce a porous, high-dose formulation that rapidly disintegrates with the intake of a small amount of liquid.
000mg that disintegrate in the patient in less than 10 seconds. y combining 3d printing technology with a highly-prescribed epilepsy treatment,
using 3d printing, and an experimental propulsion system, and tested it inside a pig stomach. The tadpole endoscope, swimming in a stomach-shaped test tank The capsule itself is a simple structure, 13mm in diameter,
as well as nozzle heads for 3d printing. The material could also have larger scale applications on marine vessels
Sitting somewhere between the traditional art of weaving and the recent home availability of 3d printers,
and a technology which is emerging 3d printing. There is an intersection between these two technologies to achieve something
Now with 3d printing you can scan your foot and you can scan an insole or even a whole sole or the whole shoe at some point. he designer and the chiropodist can say that you need to remove some material here
In 2011, researchers at the University of Exeter made headlines with a 3d printer that created designs in chocolate,
a 3d printer working that uses prepared capsules of food to print dishes such as ravioli at the press of a button.
As well as working on projects related to 3d printing, the team also those experiments with the use Big data in the kitchen-for example
"3d printing offers new opportunities for personalized cuisine, a concept that will revitalize both the food industry and the restaurant business,
"In field of gastronomy, the possibilities of 3d printing are not yet apparent, "Castells said.""Printing flat designs can be done,
has been selling 3d printers since 1998, according to Felip Fonollosa, its director general. It has incorporated recently a paste extruder system into its printers,
Researchers investigating the feasibility of 3d printed implant materials often turn to magnesium-aluminum (Mg-Al) alloys
Inspired by recent advancements in micron-scale 3d printing he and a USC Viterbi research team that included chemical engineering
#Harvard Engineers Create a 3d printed Autonomous Robot Using a 3d printer, Harvard engineers have developed one of the first soft robots that moves autonomously.
#Where to find a 3d printer nearby The demand for 3d printers is on the rise. But, if you don't have access to one,
3d printing can seem expensive and inefficient, holding back your design. Fortunately, out of this need is growing new innovation for making 3d printers available for anyone with a design.
There's the 3d printing vending machine model, the DIY 3d printer, and now there's a website to find nearby 3d printers for quick turnaround on printing jobs. makexyz. com is a simple website that allows anyone with a 3d printer to rent out their services to anyone with printing needs.
The site shows all the 3d printing options nearby with the cheapest showing up first with all the details of the printer.
Need to print with full color sandstone? This is your place. The closest printer to me, for example, is a Prusa Mendel I2 that uses#ABS Plastic in numerous colors.
The price: 50 cents per cubic centimeter. If this worked for my design, I would upload the design to the website where it gives me a price that
Zak Stone reports for Fast Company that people with 3d printers have been eager to sign up: Already, more than 500 printers around the United states have signed up--with everything from homemade printers, to Makerbots, to $30, 000 professional machines.
Stone calls it a Kinko's for 3d printing. And he could be on to something. Could Fedex Kinko's
(or other printing service chains) become the Kinko's of 3d printing? With widespread stores already in place, a forward-thinking chain could make 3d printers available and more accessible.
It probably wouldn't make sense to put them in every store, but 3d printers in big cities and college towns, at least to start, could really help evolve their printing chain's brand.
But maybe makexyz, and other services, have beaten chains to the 3d printing demand, at least in these early stages of the technology.
Find a 3d printer close to you. via Fast Company Photo: Flickr/kakisse s
#Which city is getting Google's ultrafast Internet? Congratulations denizens of Austin, Texas, Google Fiber--the company's blazing fast gigabit broadband service--is coming to your city.
After some speculation, Google officially announced today that Austin would indeed become the second metropolitan area to get the service after the company first built up the infrastructure in Kansas city and surrounding communities,
from initial MRI to 3d printing, could be completed within days, said Dr. Mao. They will begin clinical trials once the team has raised enough cash to start printing
at home 3d printing for manufacturing; and right now in Hong kong, Firechat, which is enabling protesters to circumvent Internet service providers.
as Makerbot learned after it suddenly clamped down on its open-source 3d printing hardware after a community of early supporters spent years contributing to Makerbot design (it worth watching rint the Legend, a new documentary that chronicles the whole ordeal, available
The early prototypes of the Cognitoys dinosaur were printed using a 3d printing system, but when they come to market,
send it to a 3d printer and within hours it printed and installed on my car door.
IMG 6409 Cut the Cost of Tools Makers can access expensive professional tools through companies like Techshop where you can access large computational power/storage and machines like 3d printers, for example, for an hour at a time.
Because microfactories move concepts to products faster by using crowdsourcing for the design and 3d printing for the manufacturing.
Crowdsourcing rapidly taps into a global talent pool of people who can solve any particular engineering challenge faster. 3d printers use less material,
#The 3d printed Peek Camera Helps Diagnose Eye disease In Developing Areas The Peek, or Portable Eye Examination Kit app, is based a smartphone system for diagnosing eye problems.
It uses a 3d printed add-on that can allow ophthalmologists to give detailed and complete eye exams in the field using an app and a small camera overlay.
and should begin shipping the app and 3d printed add-on shortly r
#Here Are connected The First Home Devices For Apple Homekit Apple Homekit is finally starting to roll out to actual consumers,
#Amsterdam to get 3d printed bridge LONDON: Will you dare to cross a deep canal on a"printed"bridge?
A 3d printing company based in Amsterdam has developed a revolutionary robotic 3d printer that can'draw'structures in the air.
who helped develop the robotic 3d printer that combined the MX3D-Resin with a welder to be able to"draw"fast-setting metal structures.
A 3d printing company based in Amsterdam has developed a revolutionary robotic 3d printer that can'draw'structures in the air.
who helped develop the robotic 3d printer that combined the MX3D-Resin with a welder to be able to"draw"fast-setting metal structures.
#Japan to invest $21 million in developing 3d printed human organs Could 3d printable human organ transplants become a reality in the coming years?
And just a few weeks ago in early December we learned of a collaboration between 3d printing company Organovo and the Yale School of medicine that aims to pioneer 3d bioprinted surgical tissues themselves.
With that level of backing it can even be expected that these organisations will rise to the to the top of the field of 3d printed generative medication studies.
This new round of investments is great news for the development of 3d printed medication which is expected to revolutionize medical help.
And as an estimated 100000 people are on the waiting list for organ transplantation in the US alone it#s no wonder that the medical field is turning its focus towards 3d printing r
#Design Lab Workshop merges 3d printing with solar energy for glowing architecture As more architects look into ways of using additive manufacturing as a way of constructing their buildings,
wee been seeing new ways of creating modular structures to even large-scale 3d printers that are capable of printing an entire house (or multiples) within a day.
Historically, architects have been using 3d printers for years to create small-scale mockups of concepts to present to clients or colleagues,
what possible with 3d printing and architecture are Design Lab Workshop Brian Peters and Daphne Firos.
Among other work in their portfolio the architects have done everything from creating 3d printed ceramic bricks that use a variety of different infills for various structural and aesthetic qualities to 3d printed vertices that connect multiple wooden rods
the design team has been focusing on an experimental structure that highlights the potential of architecture including new fabrication techniques (3d printing),
and fabricated modular 3d printed modules (AKA ytes, the Solar Bytes Pavillion is the result of their experiment
Each of the 94 modules were 3d printed using a 6-axis robot arm in the Robotic Fabrication Lab at the nearby College of Architecture and Environmental design at Kent State university in Ohio, USA.
and used as a 3d print head to create a makeshift Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3d printer for the project.
Each module was 3d printed with translucent plastic to allow the structure to filter sunlight during the day
and 3d printing space, be sure to check out the rest of their portfolio over at Design Lab Workspace.
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#Recent developments in 3d printed plastic electronics showing promise With today's printed plastic electronics performing nearly just as well as
what was considered state-of-the-art forty years ago, it comes with little surprise that advancements are still growing at an exponential level...
With these facts in mind, the conversation then turns into how advancements in 3d printing can
#Doctors use 3d printing to aid successful open-heart surgery on four-year old Jan 15, 2015 By Simon Born with a heart condition that resulted in her having two open heart surgeries before the time she was even four years old, Adaenelie Gonzalez, a four-year old from Miami, Florida in the United states,
However unlike her previous open heart surgeries, the use of 3d printing enabled doctors to perform a third open heart surgery last week that may just be her last.
Thankfully, a team of pediatric medicine professionals from Miami Children Hospital were able to scan Gonzalez heart and produce a 3d printed model
Creating an anatomically-correct 3d print of a patient heart is far from your run-of-the-mill 3d printing project, however.
who then 3d printed the complex heart model over a 24-hour period using Stratasys 3d printers. said that beautiful,
After further studying the 3d printed heart model, the surgeons were then able to create a map of every nerve
The use of the 3d printed model was critical for the surgery success in part because the team had done never the surgical procedure before.
He even compared the use of a two-dimensional image to a 3d printed model to teaching somebody how to throw a football,
Thankfully, the ability to study the 3d printed model of Gonzalez heart proved to be an invaluable tool before heading into the surgery last week.
Thanks to the success of Gonzalez surgery, Miami Children Hospital plans on using 3d printing in the future for other surgical procedures."
2015 By Simonconsidering all of the developments that wee been seeing in the space of both new 3d printers and 3d printing filament in the past six months alone, there a lot for makers, designers, engineers,
it is perhaps the 3d printing materials themselves that have been making a huge splash. Previously, wee seen how Made in Space is making their pace-approvedfilament available to the general public for creating their own pace-readytools
and parts as well as developments in making 3d printing material recipes open source-such as Autodesk decision to release the recipe of their Ember 3d printer resin.
Now, scientists from Singapore have invented a new type of thermoplastic filament that can be used in existing 3d printers to create functional circuits for use in electrical gadgets.
for 3d printing. In comparison, Protoplant conductive PLA filament has a resistivity of about 15 Wcm
and easily using existing desktop 3d printers rather than entirely new systems. e believe that our material will encourage more innovation
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#Titan Robotics announces new high-quality large-scale 3d printer called The Atlas May 21, 2015 By Simonalthough wee been seeing dozens of new 3d printers and material options in recent memory,
very few have been focused on relative size-particularly when it comes to 3d printing large-scale objects. While there are large 3d printers in existence,
many are made with lightweight and inefficient components that can take a serious toll on the print quality
if high-quality results are desired. However, The Atlas, a new 3d printer from Titan Robotics just might change that.
Founded by mechanical engineer Clay Guillory who calls himself mechanical engineer by day, and a mechanical engineer by night, Titan Robotics focuses on doing one thing and one thing very well:
designing large 3d printers that are designed to last a lifetime. Among other applications that Clay has used his 3d printing know-how towards include prosthetic hands
-which started as a request from a mother whose 8-year old boy was need in of a low-cost solution Titan Roboticsatlas 3d printer was named after the famous Greek god who was known for fighting alongside the Titans
and then later charged to bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. According to Clay, he strength of this Greek god is an accurate depiction of the strength
and size of this new 3d printer With over a year in development including real-world testing in various manufacturing facilities,
the Atlas has proven to be a highly-accurate 3d printer that is capable of printing large prototypes reliably over time.
which ultimately helps set the bar for other large scale 3d printers. Additionally, the scalable frame is comprised of welded
-whether through the single or double extruder options. e are excited to introduce such a high quality 3d printer,
said Founder and CEO Clay Guillory. e fully expect this printer to be a game changer in the 3d printing industry. hile the Atlas may share many of the same attributes of a well-built desktop 3d printer,
its unique size opens an entire plethora of possibilities that no desktop 3d printer can replicate in a single print session.
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Dustins Words communication tool brought to life via 3d printing May 21, 2015 By Simonalthough wee no doubt seen how additive manufacturing has been a breakthrough for creating low cost and customizable prosthetic devices for both humans and their four-legged friend alike,
"So far, the team has been building off of Matt original prototype to turn Dustin Words into a scaleable product that can be assembled 3d printed
the above quote might sound strikingly similar to the comparison between 3d printed prosthetics and those that are made by more traditional manufacturing methods
Just like many of the 3d printed prosthetic devices wee seen, Matt wants to make his entire project open source for everybody to be able to have access to.
Matt is preassembled also selling 3d printed devices that are ready-to-use. To help raise awareness,
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#Chinese doctor removes kidney tumor with the aid of a 3d printed replica May 23, 2015 By Simonwhile wee seen how developments to additive manufacturing technologies have helped both bring down the cost of getting something 3d printing as well as delivering results faster,
one of the more significant contributions wee seen the technology make hase been in the health and medical sector.
While wee still a few years away from seeing 3d bioprinting technologies that are capable of 3d printing entirely-new, 3d printed organs such as livers or kidneys,
More recently, doctors at the Xiangya Hospital of Urology at Central South University in China were able to leverage 3d printing technology in an effort to help successfully remove a tumor from a 60-year-old woman kidney.
Thanks to the use of a 3d printed model in advance of the surgical procedure, the doctors were not only able to remove the tumor-but also save the kidney itself;
Dr. Qi Lin, chose to use 3d printing to assist in the process of planning the surgery. To create the accurate replica of the patient kidney
and prepared for being 3d printed. Once the replicas were printed, the doctors were able to pinpoint necessary locations for incisions
the use of the 3d printed replica also dramatically reduced the length of the surgery; what used to take hours only took a mere hour and a half. ith this new 3d technology,
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2015 has been a reakthroughyear that has shown significantly more promise for bio printing technologies-including the announcement of an upcoming surgery that will see a 3d printed thyroid gland be implanted for testing-a first of its kind.
-whose interest in the technology has gone so far as to partnering with bio printing startup Organovo to develop 3d printed skin.
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2015 By Simonwhile wee been seeing an ever-increasing range of 3d printers including both those that incorporate additional manufacturing processes as well as those that aim to be more minimal and low-cost,
wee also been seeing an increase in interesting and useful 3d printing materials as well. More recently, researchers at Bucktown Polymers have developed a new type of 3d printing material that cures rapidly
when exposed to light yet remains water soluble after curing: Rinse Out Resin (ROR. The company-which is based in Chicago,
With this in mind, the water soluble materials can be formulated for compatibility with many existing desktop 3d printers
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While lives are already being saved by high-level 3d printing in academic hospitals all over the world, most of these cases involve 3d printed implants
and replicas used to prepare for unusual surgeries. Doubtlessly, the real 3d printing revolution in the medical world is yet to come:
bio 3d printing. Involving special bio-inks made from biocompatible polymers and cells, these could be used for 3d printing just about everything in the human body, from cartilage, to bone structures and theoretically even entire new organs.
And now a Swedish start-up called CELLINK has developed a bioink that could make this medical revolution happen as soon as possible.
For the current problem is this: scientific progress with these bioprinted materials is agonizingly slow.
The commonly used and much slower method involves 3d printing bioink and another polymer like material together slowly,
but this kit can simply be mixed and subsequently 3d printed. The effectiveness of this approach was explored in one of their papers in the journal Biomacromolecues.
#19-year-old genius develops 3d printed robotic arm controlled by the mind Jun 2, 2015 By Alecwhile wee seen plenty of interesting 3d printed prosthetics in all shapes,
sizes and functions from models with mechanical grips to bionic sensor action none of them are advanced enough to be operated with your mind.
And that is exactly why Anthromod completely relies on 3d printing technology. his reads right about 10 channels of the brain,
which are intended 3d printed prototypes for different applications. The young engineer is even envisioning a hand that can be used at distances when, for instance, dealing with explosives or dangerous chemicals.
All the while, 3d printing technology is key in keeping the costs as low as possible while keeping all design options open. o 3d printing allows you to create something that's humanlike,
something that's extremely customized, again for a very low cost, which for certain applications such as prosthetics, is a really big part of it,
we want someone that has a 3d printer, or very little printing experience, to be able to replicate this,
Could this be the future of 3d printed prosthetics? Easton being interviewed by Reuters. t
#Start-up Jiaodukeji launches first Chinese 3d foot scanner and 10 pairs of 3d printed shoe As 3d printed accessories and even entire outfits are slowly
but surely taking over fashion runways throughout the world, it has always been just a matter of time before footwear followed.
has developed not only some interesting 3d printed shoes, but has developed also a foot scanner that can be used to make custom pairs.
This Nanjing-based startup has unveiled this scanner and ten pairs of 3d printed shoes last week,
and 3d printing techniques to revolutionize this industry and provide fitting, comfortable shoes for everyone. But 3d design of square parts is difficult enough, let alone for the complex shapes of our feet.
a custom set of shoes is sent 3d printed and to you in just three days. A very ingenious concept.
But our 3d printed shoes look like any other pair but are more comfortable than ever thanks to 3d printing technology.
They are made to fit your foot size, including foot length, width, foot bow shape, and the back of your feet.
And thanks to 3d printing technology, these custom shoes can be made cheaper than ever before somewhere in the range of a few hundred RMBS (or around $50.
therefore very confident about the startup future. e are the country's first launcher and official seller of 3d printed shoes,
#The 3d printed Peek smartphone adapter helps diagnose eye disease in developing countries While we come across so many interesting 3d printed applications,
the ones with the greatest impact are surely those that help doctors, save lives and improve the quality of life of the poor and underprivileged.
And in that respect, the 3d printed Peek short for the Portable Eye Examination Kit developed by a team of British ophthalmologists,
Perfect for use in third world countries and remote locations far from medical help, this kit essentially consists of a 3d printed add-on for smart phones that can be used to treat preventable blindness.
And that exactly where the 3d printed Peek Retina comes in. t a clip-on camera adapter that gives high quality images of the back of the eye and the retina.
it an excellent 3d printed solution. Due to extensive testing and prototyping, this 3d printed smartphone adaptor should be ready for use in October of this year,
though more field studies are planned in countries as Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya. However, earlier tests have produced already excellent results. hese trials
It just another example that proves that 3d printing isn just about toys and fun but also about lives and the quality of life everywhere i
#MIT professor develops highly stretchable & tough hydrogels for 3d printing ears, noses & joints Jun 3,
material developments and 3d printing applications announced within the last six months, among those that have been gathering the most attention include applications and technologies for 3d bioprinting.
and Columbia University published a paper in the industry journal Advanced Materials describing the process of 3d printing highly-stretchable and tough hydrogels into complex cellularized structures.
a new ink for 3d printing of biocompatible-tough hydrogel, explains Zhao. ach material individually is very weak and brittle,
but the demonstration that one can achieve similar mechanical performance with a common biomedical polymer is a substantial advance iit is also quite exciting that these new tough gels can be used for 3d printing,
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#Formfutura unveils Easywood Olive and Ebony, two new wood-like 3d printer filaments Jun 9, 2015 By Alecwith an internet full of 3d printable designs,
it obvious that you can create just about anything with a 3d printer. But in reality, most of us continue to limit ourselves to regular plastic designs made in either PLA or ABS filaments.
or SLA 3d printer to add some variety to your prints? There are currently dozens of other types of filament, each with their own unique properties and applications, on the market,
and selling a wide range of interesting filaments for the more unusual 3d printing projects, and these two new Easywood filaments are no exception.
these two filaments like the already available Coconut filament are perfect for 3d printing wood-like structures. ll three Easywood#type of filaments look,
which makes this filament a perfect match with all common desktop FDM 3d printers, the Dutch team says.
as with every filament and 3d printer. The already available Coconut. And to get that perfect wood-like finish,
why shouldn we start 3d printing in wood? If you're interested, go here for more info on ordering.
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