Chinese architecture firm AZL Architects has used 3D printing as part of a new house built in a rural Chinese village. The LEI House in Shanyinwu has a main building built from stone using traditional methods, which contrasts with an outer pavilion that was put together from 400 3D printed plastic blocks. via Tumblr AZL Architects modernizes rural Chinese stone house with 3D printed pavilion
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Vader Systems has unveiled three new 3D printing systems at this year’s Rapid + TCT show. The company’s new Polaris 3D printer offers high-speed metal printing, while the Magnet-o-Jet subsystems will enable the technology to be integrated into existing manufacturing systems, and the Ares system produces Vaderite metal microspheres for powder. via Tumblr Vader Systems unveils three new Magnet-o-Jet liquid metal AM systems A team of engineers at Rice University has developed a design for a new pacemaker device, and used a 3D printed heart for a demonstration. Their device would embed tiny sensor chips within the heart, which communicate wirelessly with a base station and deliver energy when problems are detected. via Tumblr 3D printed heart helps Rice students develop cutting-edge wireless pacemaker A new project by a Texas-based engineer has combined classic 35mm film photography with modern lenses. The 3D printed Lex camera body enables lenses from high-end digital cameras to be mounted on a camera that shoots on 35mm. via Tumblr Lex 3D printed camera combines classic 35mm film with modern Sony lenses Sandia National Laboratories has won a Technology Focus Award for its first 3D printed wind turbine blade mold. Sandia teamed up with ORNL and TPI Composites to develop the new fabrication method, which uses 3D printing to create a mold and cuts total production time down by over a year. via Tumblr Sandias first 3D printed wind turbine blade mold wins national Technology Focus Award Researchers at Temple University have developed a design for a new nature-inspired surgical needle, using 3D printing technology. The needle is based on the stinger of the honeybee, with barbs carved into it in order to minimize tissue damage. via Tumblr New design for 3D printed surgical needle inspired by honeybees stingers Nervous System creates impressive self-forming structures by 3D printing on pre-stretched fabric4/27/2018 Innovative design studio Nervous System has experimented with 3D printing on fabric to create self-forming shapes. The project makes use of an algorithm to translate a 3D model into a flat pattern, and this is printed in plastic on to stretched fabric, which then curves itself into the desired 3D shape upon release. via Tumblr Nervous System creates impressive self-forming structures by 3D printing on pre-stretched fabric Medical 3D printing company Arigin Medical has completed its series A funding round. The Shanghai-based firm uses 3D printing technology to create advanced surgical guides for orthopedics procedures, as well as personalized orthopedic implants. via Tumblr Arigin Medical gets Series A funding for personalized orthopedic 3D printing solutions A team of researchers have made use of 3D printing to reduce the risks involved with TAVR heart surgery. They took CT scans of patient’s hearts, which were 3D printed and successfully used as guides to test out the size and fit of the replacement valves, in order to prevent paravalvular leak. via Tumblr New study shows 3D printing helps avoid paravalvular leak from TAVR heart surgery A team of researchers at the UK’s University of Huddersfield have developed a new fluid gel material that will help with the 3D bio-printing of soft tissue. Polymer bio-printing material can be suspended in this gel so that it will retain its shape and stability at the start of the printing process, and the gel can then be washed away once the bio-printed structure is complete. via Tumblr Fluid gel discovery offers breakthrough in 3D bio-printing of softer human tissues |
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