A team of engineers at the University of Maryland have 3D printed the first sub-micron fluidic circuits. Fluidic circuits are a lot like electrical circuits, where different components of a circuit board control and direct the flow of fluid/electricity. via Tumblr UMD engineers create smallest-ever 3D printed fluidic circuit element
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Nascar was an early adopter of 3D printing because it enables their engineers to prototype faster, testing more design iterations to determine what makes the car go the faster. The drivers are often involved in the testing process and thus exposed to the wonders of 3D printing. via Tumblr Nascar driver Brad Keselowski started a 3D printing company A luxury footwear brand called Ica & Kostika have used 3D printing technology to create a range of shoes which it dubbed as its ‘Exobiology’ collection. via Tumblr Ica & Kostika launches luxery 3D printed Exobiology shoe collection A study out of North Carolina State University investigates a process for 3D printing soft robotics that can be controlled with magnetic fields. Soft robotics is a subfield where robotic objects are constructed of materials that mimic tissues via Tumblr 3D printed magnetic mesh robots can reshape and grab objects while floating on water Texas-based Essentium raised $22.2 million in a Series A round to continue expansion of its 3D printing solutions to meet market demand for the recently introduced Essentium High Speed Extrusion Platform. via Tumblr Essentium secures $22.2M investment from BASF and Materialise for high speed 3D printing The standard robot (overlord) is usually equipped with rigid actuators, also known as grippers; they may have a soft coating to limit scratching the surface of whatever object the robot is interacting with, but ultimately the actuators have to be relatively stiff via Tumblr Researchers use multimaterial 3D printing to create first fast-response, stiffness-tunable soft actuator Materials with dichroic properties go back at least as far back as the 4th century when the Lycurgus Cup was (likely accidentally) made, a glass vessel that appears opaque green when lit from the front and translucent red when lit from behind. via Tumblr Color-changing cup 3D printed with gold nanoparticles The Swiss Guard has provided security to the papacy since 1506 when they traveled to Rome to protect Pope Julius II. And for those five centuries, they’ve worn the same metal helmets. via Tumblr On anniversary, Vatican Swiss Guard upgrades to 3D printed plastic helmets 3D printers are great for fixing and replacing things around the house: shelves, brackets, knobs, board game pieces, etc. But what about when you’re flying a 3D printed drone in the middle of a field and crash it into the only tree? Thomas Sanladerer makes a Printrbot Play 3D printer portable via Tumblr Thomas Sanladerer makes a Printrbot Play 3D printer portable Desktop Metal, a maker of 3D metal printing systems for commercial and industrial use, has raised $160 million in new funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), to advance the global commercialization via Tumblr Desktop Metal raises $160M in Koch-led funding round for its 3D printing tech |
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