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DIY Kits Enable Users to Build Their Own Peristaltic Pumps for Microfluidics
Users can download the design files to 3D print and assemble a customizable peristaltic pump.

News Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Divergent Approach to Vehicle Development and Production
Among the most intriguing vehicles on display at the 2022 Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance was a pair developed by an obscure brand, Czinger Vehicles, and its parent company,...

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D-Printed Catalysts Propel Hypersonic Flight
Ultra-efficient catalysts were developed that are cost-effective to make and simple to scale.

R&D Wearables
Light-Sensing Device for Lupus
A 3D printed light-sensing medical device is placed directly on the skin and gives real-time feedback to correlate light exposure with disease flareups. The device could help millions of people worldwide...

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing Utilizing a Novel In-Line Mixing System for Design of Functionally Graded Ceramic Composites
Exploring the development of a direct ink writing system with multimaterial and in-line mixing capabilities for printing inks composed of high solids-loaded ceramic particulate suspensions.

Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Cadillac's Future-Tech Flagship
Restoring the Cadillac brand to its golden-age pinnacle, when it stood equal among Europe’s ultra-luxury greats, has long been an intermittent dream within GM. The grandiose ‘Sixteen’ concept in...

Application Briefs Software
Digital Manufacturing Solution
The U.S. Navy is looking to tackle supply-line problems by aligning the skill sets of a trio of outside expert organizations to develop an end-to-end additive manufacturing (AM) system that could be utilized across the entire Department of Defense (DoD).

Articles Energy
FPT’s New EPowertrain Plant Commences EAxle Production for Nikola Tre BEV
Sustainability is an increasingly significant target for many commercial-vehicle manufacturers’ industrial activities and new products, and FPT Industrial is...

5 Ws Sensors/Data Acquisition
5 Ws of 3D-Printed MEMS
A team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology has developed a new 3D printing technique that could be used to produce customized chip-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

Articles Imaging
A High-Speed Look at Additive Manufacturing
Despite additive manufacturing's popularity, there are still several technological barriers that must be addressed to understand the process.

Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
3D Printing Materials with Tunable Mechanical Properties
The researchers created these sensing structures using just one material and a single run on a 3D printer.

Features Robotics, Automation & Control
Additive Manufacturing: Creating the Next Generation of Orthopedic Implants
From improved patient outcomes to point-of-care manufacturing, 3D printing offers a host of benefits that promise to transform the orthopedic implant industry once fully implemented.

News Power
Keeping Your Silicon Cool
Onboard electronics continue to evolve rapidly. Components are smaller. Systems are more complex. The sophisticated electronics components that make up modern vehicles require precision heat dissipation for...

Features Medical
Show Preview: MD&M Minneapolis 2022
Minnesota is home to Medical Alley and the area is poised to transform healthcare with its combination of institutions and talent in one region.

Briefs Materials
Recyclable Feedstocks for Additive Manufacturing
One common limitation of AM has been that produced articles cannot be recycled without substantial energy costs.

Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
EVs Drive NVH Material Innovations
The definition of a ‘quiet’ vehicle, as determined by the occupants’ ears, is changing radically, as electric motors replace the internal-combustion engine. And electric vehicles are changing the...

Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command
Applications include a smart fabric for exoskeletons, an adaptive cast that adjusts its stiffness as an injury heals, or a deployable bridge that could be unrolled and stiffened.

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Single-Step 3D-Printing Process to Build Robots
The piezoelectric “meta-bot” is capable of propulsion, movement, sensing, and decision-making.

Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Advancing Aerospike Technology Through Algorithmic Engineering
Hyperganic
Munich, Germany
www.hyperganic.com
EOS
Krailling, Germany
www.eos.info/en
In May 2022, Hyperganic built the world's largest 3D-printed...

Articles Defense
3D Printing Metal Parts on a Ship
Senior level military members are constantly evaluating risk and finding ways to articulate and mitigate risks on the battlefield. When it comes to new technology adoption and consideration, these same...

Articles Aerospace
Pushing the Boundaries of RF Passive Hardware with Additive Manufacturing
Following significant impacts from COVID-19, the demand for satellite telecommunications services is rebounding to its historical trajectory of strong growth. With...

Features Test & Measurement
Additive Manufacturing: New Frontiers for Production and Validation
Over the last few decades, additive manufacturing (AM)/ 3D printing has fundamentally changed the way that manufacturers approach product development. Industry is now...

R&D Medical
Micro-CAL Process Prints Fine Features in Glass Microstructures
Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility, and strength....

Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Fully Automated High-Throughput Additive Manufacturing
The automation of additive manufacturing (AM) is limited and usually still requires human labor workflows, including the fundamental step of removing the finished object from the printer...

Briefs Materials
Painting 3D-Printed Objects
Engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and provide new...

Briefs Energy
Method Sprays Extremely Thin Wires on 3D Objects
Engineers have invented a way to spray extremely thin wires made of a plant-based material that could be used in N95 mask filters, devices that harvest energy for electricity, and potentially...

Briefs Software
Robots Created with 3D Printer
Robotic assistants are expected to become increasingly marketable as caregivers; however, the external hard structure of current caregiving robots prevents them from establishing a safe human-robot interaction....

Briefs Materials
New 3D Printing Technique: A Game Changer for Medical Testing Devices
Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles,...

Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
3D-Printed Micro-Robots Hold Promise for Drug Delivery
Georgia Tech researchers have shown that robots about the size of a particle of dust are capable of precise bidirectional control. By harnessing the power of a magnetic field generated...

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