A 3D printed ‘metamaterial’ boasting levels of strength for weight not normally seen in nature or manufacturing could change how we make everything from medical… Read More »Scientists develop ultra-strong, lightweight metamaterial for diverse applications
Porous materials are essential for many chemical processes, such as light harvesting, adsorption, catalysis, energy transfer, and even new technologies for electronic materials. Therefore, many… Read More »Novel microfluidic approach enables 3D printing of porous materials with tunable structure
Scientists have combined laser 3D printing technology and an alternate soaking process to construct complex 3D structures that mimic bone microstructure. This is the first… Read More »Scientists combine 3D printing and soaking process to mimic bone microstructure
In the future, soft robots will be able to perform tasks that cannot be done by conventional robots. These soft robots could be used in… Read More »3D-printed air-powered logic modules control soft robots without electronics
In a groundbreaking development, researchers have demonstrated the capability of 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics to withstand the heat and power levels generated within a laser. This… Read More »3D-printed micro-optics enable compact and powerful lasers for diverse applications
Researchers have invented a new kind of artificial seed to sense environmental parameters without impacting the health of the environment. The soft robot, named Acer… Read More »Eco-friendly fluorescent artificial seeds monitor soil temperature
3D printing is advancing rapidly, and the range of materials that can be used has expanded considerably. While the technology was previously limited to fast-curing… Read More »Soft robots made possible by a new 3D printing technology
Microlens arrays play a vital role in various applications like autostereoscopic displays, optical communication, wavefront sensing, and integral imaging. They are particularly crucial in integral… Read More »New method enables single-step fabrication of tunable liquid crystal microlens arrays
Acrylate-based UV-curable resins are commonly used in various applications, but they often suffer from limited mechanical strength and resilience due to low free-radical polymerization. In… Read More »New 3D printing technique enables creation of high-performance elastomers
Vat photopolymerization (VPP) is a popular 3D printing technique known for its efficiency, expansive printing capacity, cost-effectiveness, and versatile material choices when compared to other… Read More »Linear scan-based vat photopolymerization for 3D printing ultra-high viscosity resin
Scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have introduced an innovative method for creating highly… Read More »Laser-assisted layer-by-layer covalent growth of highly crystalline all-graphene macrostructures
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with BASF Corporation, have achieved a groundbreaking feat in soft robotics. They have developed a… Read More »3D printed soft robotic gripper doesn’t need electronics to work
Researchers from the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre in collaboration with the University College London (UCL) and the University of Padova in… Read More »3D printing inside mini-organs could revolutionize disease research
Researchers from Tianjin University, the Beijing Institute of Technology, Rowan University, the University of Missouri, Qingdao University, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, and Beijing Jiaotong University have… Read More »Researchers develop new holographic method to reconstruct Mona Lisa
Gluten, a large natural protein, possesses remarkable properties in maintaining the airiness of dough until baking, resulting in a stabilized open-pore structure. Prof. Dr. Mario… Read More »Plant-based foods PhD candidate makes the fluffiest bread possible
In the future, it won’t be surprising to come across pills with unconventional shapes. While they may appear amusing at first glance, these pills serve… Read More »Scientists develop shape-controlled drug delivery system
New research published in Science challenges the conventional understanding of liquid spreading and demonstrates a groundbreaking method to control the direction of liquid movement. Traditionally,… Read More »Liquid directional transport: A new approach