Organovo is permanently following the plan connected with organ bioprinting research. They’ve already conducted several studies and released the results of the cellular analysis of liver tissue – exVive3D – for the purpose of pharmaceutical tests. Now this bioprinting company is coming closer to human kidney tissue analysis. During the 2015 Experimental Biology conference that Read more
Teachers of science all over the world suggest introducing 3D printing courses as part of high school curriculum. Korean scientists suggest that 3D printing can be taught at junior high schools. Books and Kimchi plastics manufacturer (BnK) have recently introduced a new variety of PLA filament with anti-microbial characteristics. They hope that this Purement filament Read more
If you are interested in robots of the next generation, you have surely heard of Festo – German Automation Company. The company has a patent on imaginative robotics, based on animal behavior. Nearly every spring the company represents a new robot that surprises fans by its marvelous abilities. Probably you remember the hopping kangaroo that Read more
In the past few years 3D printing has become very popular. We have seen numerous 3D printed objects whose appearance is different from other things of the same kind. Some objects have nothing special and look quite conventional as if created with traditional manufacturing processes like injection molding. One of the latest examples of a Read more
Last year we could watch the Strati 3D printed car and its test drive during the IMTS trade show that took place in Chicago. It is not the first 3D printed car, but Local Motors’ Strati has confirmed the concept of the direct digitаl mаnufаcturing model, with which customers can sketch custom vehicles and get Read more
3D printing and Bitcoin are the technologies based on very much the same ideologies. Bitcoin lets remove “the middle man” and fees from monetary transactions. 3D printing in its turn also gets rid of the monetary transactions letting businesses and individuals develop prototypes at home or in the office. Each of the technologies can be Read more
One of the most exciting peculiarities of desktop 3D printing space is the openness that the producers of the devices suggest. Desktop 3D printers first appeared and became successful because of such open source movements as RepRap. Some producers of 3D printers took their products and then put up with such openness, while others have Read more
There is one peculiar thing about 3D printing and digital design: whatever you imagine is going to happen in the future is very likely to advance even more than you expect or think to be a good idea. Probably some day you will be able to watch the world round you and record it with Read more
3D printing dominated the news cycle throughout 2014, in a trend that has showed no sign of abating this year. Whether it’s celebrities proclaiming an outlandish future for the tech, new printers that can produce dental models, or a swathe of new products on Kickstarter, the evolution of additive printing never seems far from the Read more
Nowadays it is not uncommon for doctors to use 3D printed tissue. But although there are a lot of advertisements about 3D bioprinting saying that the technology will help save more lives and shorten donor lists considerably, totally functional 3D printed organs are not available yet. We are not going to see blood pumping 3D Read more