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Chemistry World September 25, 2015 Emma Stoye |
3D printer uses gel matrix to tie the knot Researchers have found a way to 3D print 'impossible' shapes -- including a thin tube tied in a knot -- out of soft materials by injecting the inks into a gel that solidifies and traps them in place. |
Chemistry World June 25, 2013 |
Press P to print Much of the headline-grabbing scientific 3D printing has been in biotechnology, where body parts have been printed using biological polymers. But why stop at replacement body parts? Why not go beyond biology and use 3D printing to enhance the human body? |
Chemistry World July 1, 2012 Mellisae Fellet |
3D printed sugar network to feed engineered organs US researchers can build vessels into a cell-containing gel -- the beginnings of a thick tissue. Scientists form the gel around a lattice of printed sugar fibers. The fibers dissolve after the gel sets, leaving a network of channels that carry nutrients like blood vessels. |
Chemistry World September 24, 2015 Andy Extance |
Cosmetics deals push skin 3D bioprinting 3D bioprinting's allure has attracted interest from the skincare industry, with three leading firms each launching skin printing initiatives in mid-2015 that they hope will revolutionize cosmetic testing. |
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Thadchajini Retneswaran |
Alginate bolsters 3D-printed hydrogel fix for damaged knees A team from Texas in the US has developed a super tough biomaterial that could be used to print load-bearing body parts such as knee cartilage. |
Technology Research News June 29, 2005 Eric Smalley |
Cell combo yields blood vessels Researchers experiment with methods of getting blood vessels to grow in replacement organs before the tissue is placed in the body. |
Technology Research News March 23, 2005 Eric Smalley |
Inkjet prints human cells Scientists tackle challenge of putting the right cells in the right places and ensuring that the cells survive the rough ride. |
Chemistry World May 22, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
'Printing' organs with hydrogels Dutch researchers have developed a way to 'print' stable cell-containing scaffolds, creating a method that could one day be used to help make tailor-made tissue grafts |
Chemistry World November 7, 2012 Jennifer Newton |
Ink containing living cells to print tissue Scientists in Australia are a step closer to printing living cells for tissue engineering with the development of a new bio-ink that allows the cells to stay alive until they are printed and not clog up the printer nozzle. |
Chemistry World June 8, 2015 James Urquhart |
Injectable electronics unfold to monitor brain activity Flexible electronics have been created that unfold once injected into a biological tissue such as the brain. |
Chemistry World June 24, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Miniature battery a first for 3D printing Researchers in the US have created a lithium-ion battery the size of a grain of sand, the first to be manufactured by 3D printing. |
Chemistry World September 6, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres |
All-in-one 3D printing Imagine printing anything from electronic devices to artificial bones using the same 3D printer. Now, scientists have developed a universal approach for printing materials with easy-to-modify surfaces to eliminate the need for multiple 3D printers. |
Chemistry World July 28, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Spotlight on Polymerisation to Repair Damaged Faces To repair scarred facial tissue, US scientists have developed a minimally invasive repair method combining natural and synthetic materials to form a tissue scaffold to help the body heal itself. |
National Defense March 2008 Grace V. Jean |
Creating the Body's Microenvironment to Grow Artificial Organs Scientists are using micro-electromechanical systems to grow artificial organs. |
Chemistry World October 16, 2007 Jonathan Edwards |
3D Nanoprinter Makes Oxide Sculptures Researchers have made inks that can print tiny three-dimensional patterns using metal oxides. The inks could allow fast, easy printing of micro-fuel cells, sensors and photonic crystals, the scientists say. |
Chemistry World April 2007 Jon Evans |
Better, Stronger, Faster In the 1970s, the idea of building a bionic man was merely fantastical. Now we have bionic eyes and limbs, and chemists are creating artificial bodily tissues to rival nature's own. |
Chemistry World December 12, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2013 What discoveries caused the biggest buzz in chemistry labs in 2013? |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Elisabeth Ratcliffe |
How to print a crystal in 3D Scientists in the US have devised a method for printing three dimensional models of crystals using a 3D printer, the original CIF file and freely available software that can be run on standard operating systems. |
BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 Bruce Einhorn |
Listen: The Sound Of Hope Cochlear implants could be a boon for the deaf - and a booming business. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Rahul Sarpeshkar |
Brain Power Neuromorphic engineering has been around for 20 years, and its first fruits are finally approaching the market. The likely first application is bionics. |
eCFO June 2001 John Edwards |
Absolutely Fab 3D printing, also known as desktop fabrication, is already being used by engineering and manufacturing companies to create detailed prototypes. And a variety of organizations, including the US Army, are attempting to push 3D printer technology to the next level... |
Information Today May 5, 2015 Brandi Scardilli |
How to Start a 3D Printing Program at Your Library If you're thinking about installing a 3D printer in your library, there are a lot of things to consider before you do so. |
National Defense March 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
3D Printing Promises to Revolutionize Defense, Aerospace Industries While used for many novel purposes, the defense and aerospace industry is eyeing 3D printing as a way to cut costs and improve efficiency. |
HHMI Bulletin Fall 2012 R. John Davenport |
Hanchuan Peng: SmartScopes Even when he launched his career as an engineer and computer scientist, Hanchuan Peng was drawn to the beauty of biology. He is a leader in developing sophisticated ways to make sense of biological images. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2011 Amaya Camara-Campos |
Artificial intestine for gut studies Three-dimensional hydrogel scaffolds for studying cells under realistic physiological conditions have been made by scientists from the US and Korea to study drug absorption in the gut. |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2011 Dan Radovsky |
One Growth Company to Get In On Now The future in 3-D printing is now. Don't miss the boat. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Jeffrey T. Borenstein |
Flexible Microsystems Deliver Drugs Through the Ear A microelectromechanical systems-based microfluidic implant could open up many difficult-to-treat diseases to drug therapy |
Technology Research News March 9, 2005 |
Artificial Cochlea Tells Tones Apart The artificial cochlea makes it easier to study the precise mechanics of the ear. It also paves the way for economical microphones that work as well as ears, and could eventually be used as cochlear prostheses. |
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Emma Shiells |
3D-printed miniaturised fluidic devices UK scientists have developed 3D printing technology for making miniaturised fluidic reactionware devices that can be used for chemical syntheses, in just a few hours. |
Popular Mechanics September 27, 2007 Wayne Ma |
Bionic Woman: Hollywood Sci-Fi vs. Reality Experts tell us which, if any, of TV's new Bionic Woman far-out science is (super)humanly possible. |
Technology Research News March 26, 2003 |
Plastic coating makes chips biofriendly Electronics usually don't mix well with biological material. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have overcome the incompatibility with a microscopic laser designed to quickly measure and identify microorganisms and cell types without inhibiting biological processes. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2015 Christopher Barnard |
Microfluidic device lets the drop beat Scientists in Switzerland have incorporated pulsing human heart tissue into a microfluidic device to make a model of a living system that could be used to test new drugs. |
Fast Company October 2009 Tim McKeough |
MIT's 3-D Digital Scanner Dives Deep Into the Ear How do you build a better hearing aid? Researchers at MIT believe the answer is to bring new eyes to the ears, with imaging technology to make an aid that fits the user perfectly. |
Chemistry World July 4, 2014 Jessica Cocker |
3D printing cuts fuel cell component costs Researchers in the UK have used 3D printing to cut the cost of manufacturing devices that produce hydrogen fuel by splitting water. |
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Paul Watcher |
Making Senses Last December, IBM's VP of innovation predicted that computers would be able to mimic all five of the senses. Recent advances in perception technology actually make that halfdecade timeline look too conservative. |
National Defense November 2015 Jon Harper |
Military 3D Printing Projects Face Challenges Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has the potential to revolutionize the U.S. military's logistics system. But numerous hurdles stand in the way of that dream becoming reality, experts said. |
Chemistry World July 11, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property. |
Chemistry World April 8, 2014 Katia Moskvitch |
Gel to heal divide between bones and surgical implants A new gel developed by researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, could lead to a smart coating that makes it easier to fuse surgical implants with bone tissue by reducing the chances of rejection by the body. |
Home Theater December 30, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
DirecTV Readies First 3D Channel The first 3D channel is coming to satellite. DirecTV plans to announce it next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. |
Searcher October 2012 Irene E. McDermott |
Internet Express - Make to Learn: Libraries and the Maker Movement How can libraries help? Certainly, we can offer internet access to college courses, proctor distance education tests and maybe ... Wait. Can we have a role in helping our patrons learn how to run new, computerized manufacturing equipment? |
Home Theater August 12, 2008 |
CEA Mulls 3D Video Standard The Consumer Electronics Association is putting its considerable standard-setting might behind an effort to bring 3D video into the home. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2013 Rachel Cooper |
Self-contained chemical synthesis Scientists in the UK have used reactors made on a 3D printer to complete a three stage organic synthesis. |
Popular Mechanics November 17, 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda |
Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish) New hope for injured hearts, lungs, arms and legs as well as other body regeneration strategies. |