A single printing resin can take on either soft or hard properties when printed with a 3D printer. This requires a special ...

By carefully selecting materials and fine-tuning the joint design, designers can create 3D printed dovetail joints that are just as strong and reliable as their traditional wooden counterparts ...

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a new, quick, and accurate 3D printing technique that uses ...

When it comes to creating objects with vastly different physical properties, materials fail either at the interface or when they come in contact with each other. The condition is similar to how the ...

Inspired by how nature blends toughness and flexibility, such as the rigid structure of bone surrounded by pliable cartilage, ...

The technology, detailed in the journal Nature Materials, relies on a specially formulated liquid resin and a unique ...

use 3d printed molds, fiberglass and drop the 3d printed plastic in the joint. This would cut the weight of the joint by 90% with an ultralight fiberglass and probably be stronger. Report comment ...

One of the major limitations of 3D printers is the size of the printable area. ... [Cal] settled on 0.2 mm which allows for a strong glued joint, ...

Jul 23, 2014: Thumbling from a 3D printer protect joints (Nanowerk News) In automotive manufacturing the thumb is exposed to more strain than any other finger.Day in, day out it must bear great loads ...

Human knees are notoriously vulnerable to injury or wearing out with age, often culminating in the need for surgery. Now researchers have created new hybrid bioinks that can be used to 3D print ...

A team has developed a new way to 3D print material that is at once elastic enough to withstand a heart's persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints, and easily ...

They’ve developed a new way to 3D print material that is at once elastic enough to withstand a heart’s persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints, and easily ...