2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (193+ words) Additive manufacturing has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. Once valued primarily for its ability to create rapid prototypes, the technology is now stepping confidently into full'scale industrial production. As engineering teams shift from visual modelling to functional component…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (285+ words) 4D-printed hydrogel skin hides and reveals images on cue'The Engineer 4D-printed hydrogel skin hides and reveals images on cue US researchers have developed a 4D-printing method for hydrogel "smart synthetic skin" that hides and reveals images on demand, with potential…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (257+ words) Adaptive 3D ultrasonic imaging reveals concrete defects'The Engineer Adaptive 3D ultrasonic imaging reveals concrete defects Researchers in Japan and the US have developed a high-resolution 3D ultrasonic imaging system for concrete that automatically adapts to different types of structures. The advance by a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (221+ words) A new process that makes ordinary metal tubes unsinkable has been developed by researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics, New York state. Chunlei Guo, a professor of optics and of physics and a senior scientist at URochester's'Laboratory…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (156+ words) Specially designed nozzles have enabled an extrusion system that combines multiple 3D-printing extruders into a single, high-output stream. This is the claim of researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), who said the system matches…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (217+ words) Researchers at Oregon State University have created a fast-curing, eco-friendly substitute for concrete that they hope will eventually enable rapid 3D printing of houses and infrastructure. Cement, concrete's binder, accounts for about eight per cent of the planet's carbon dioxide emissions,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (274+ words) An ESA-backed project led by the UK's Skyrora is aiming to validate a new alloy called Tanbium, developed for 3D printing rocket components. According to the project partners, Tanbium could offer up to 30 per cent in weight savings and a 40 per…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (321+ words) Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that creates paper-thin "magnetic muscles" capable of bringing origami structures to life to deliver medicine inside the body. By infusing rubber-like elastomers with ferromagnetic particles, the team at North Carolina State University produced…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (248+ words) A collaboration between Japan's Kyushu University and Cardiff University has developed a new 3D bioprinting method that could improve the texture of food for people living with dysphagia. Dysphagia, which presents as difficulty with swallowing, affects millions of people worldwide and…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (276+ words) Researchers have demonstrated a soft robot that mimics a caterpillar by employing liquid crystal elastomers with paper-based electrodes to produce asymmetric bending. This soft robot from Chung-Ang University in South Korea is said to demonstrate efficient crawling via regulated asymmetric…...