Archive for the ‘3D printing’ category: Page 116
May 29, 2016
NASA inflates spare room in space
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, habitats, robotics/AI, space
With 3D printers (like the one in India) printing buildings while leveraging AI technology we could see the building of complexes in space v. needing an inflatable room.
NASA on Saturday successfully expanded and pressurized an add-on room at the International Space Station two days after aborting the first attempt when it ran into problems.
The flexible habitat, known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), completed slowly extending 67 inches (170 centimeters) at 4:10 pm (2010 GMT) following more than seven hours during which astronaut Jeff Williams released short blasts of air into the pod’s walls from the orbiting lab using a manual valve.
May 29, 2016
It took just 17 days to create world’s first 3D office in Dubai [video]
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI
Awesome.
The 3D-printed office was constructed using a special mixture of cement and a set of building material designed and made in the UAE and the United States. To ensure reliability, the materials have undergone a range of tests in both China and the United Kingdom.
A 3D-printer measuring 20-feet high, 120-feet long and 40-feet wide was used to print the building that featured an automated robotic arm to implement printing process.
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May 28, 2016
The Diamond Industry Is Being Disrupted
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, business
Over the recent 6 months, we have been able to successfully prove how Synthetic diamonds helps stabilize QC and will be a key part of the semiconductor equation. And, we recognize that some of the worlds top labs are in Russia. However, where are we now with 3D printing in mass producing the same grade quality of those found in Russia? And, how far off are we in having 3D printers from producing the synthetic diamonds that have the reliable quality and performance that we require for QC? Here is an article from 2015; however, not much has been shared since.
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May 28, 2016
3D-Printed Hair Is a Thing and It Could Change the Beauty Industry
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, innovation
Latest on 3D printed Synthetic hair.
Makeup brushes haven’t changed all that much over the last century. Sure, brands have figured out how to create synthetic fibers and played around with handle placement, but otherwise, there hasn’t been a whole lot of innovation, especially compared with the developments we’ve seen in skin care and cosmetics. But that could all change thanks to the creation and testing of 3D-printed hair by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Tangible Media Group.
3D-printed hair isn’t technically a new innovation; MIT unveiled the first 3D-printed hair about a year ago. What’s new is that since then, the researchers have explored the exciting possibilities of the technology. In a recently released paper, the Tangible Media Group details the creation of its Cillia program, which allows for the 3D printing of both flat and curved surfaces covered in extremely fine, tightly packed, artificial hairs. What’s so cool is just how small they can make the hairs—as tiny as 50 microns across—giving them the ability to create highly dense hairy or furry surfaces that were previously only possible in nature. And because they can get the hair that small, it allows the company to control a whole bunch of things like the length, thickness, and density of each individual hair that’s printed.
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Can’t wait to share with my artists and designer friends.
This pen draws in 3D. It’s called the Lix.
May 25, 2016
Israeli firms develop high-speed 3D printer for stem cells
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
3D Stem Cells — definitely makes sense given the organ, skin graffe, etc. produce on 3D printers in today’s labs.
JERUSALEM – Israeli 3D printer firm Nano Dimension has successfully lab-tested a 3D bioprinter for stem cells, paving the way for the potential printing of large tissues and organs, the company said on Wednesday.
While 3D printers are used already to create stem cells for research, Nano Dimension said the trial, conducted with Israeli biotech firm Accellta Ltd, showed its adapted printer could make large volumes of high resolution cells quickly.
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May 25, 2016
Airbus Subsidiary Designs World’s First 3D-Printed Aluminum Motorcycle | Aluminum Insider
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: 3D printing, business
“European multinational aerospace and defense corporation Airbus Group SE’s subsidiary APWorks GmbH has developed the world’s first 3D-printed all-aluminium bodied motorcycle.”
May 22, 2016
Lasers and nanoparticles combine to allow metallic 3D printing in midair
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, electronics
A new method of 3D printing could allow for custom printing of metal components for electronics, medical devices, and more.
May 22, 2016
HP’s New Jet Fusion 3D Printers Can Print Electronics Inside a Product
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, electronics
HP has announced that they will be releasing their first generation 3D printers by the end of the year. The Multi Jet Fusion Technology allows 3D printing at half the cost and ten times the speed.
HP has released two new 3D printer models, the Jet Fusion 3200 and Jet Fusion 4200—their first products on the market since the company entered the 3D printing arena in 2014. These high-end printers do not need lasers (like most rivals in their range) and will be available by the end of the year.
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