3D Printers

In an experiment that sounds about as safe as bobbing for fries, ESA carried out the first-ever 3D metal printing in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Built with Airbus, the Metal 3D Printer completed the first of four test shapes.

To help patch up large wounds that might normally require a skin graft, researchers at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed a new bioprinter that can print dual layers of a patient’s own skin directly into a wound.

Before the calendar keels over into 2016, let's take a wander through some of the year's most significant, salutary and attention-grabbing examples of science and technology.

A couple of engineering students at the University of Toronto have created the PrintAlive, a 3D printer that produces skin grafts for burn victims on demand, potentially putting an end to harvesting a person's own body for healthy skin.

During the recent LEGO2NANO summer school held at Tsinghua University in Beijing, a group of Chinese and English students succeeded in making a Lego-based scanning atomic force microscope with nanoscale resolution in five days at a cost less than $500.

Researchers have created a high-speed 3D printer, capable of creating intricate objects smaller than a grain of sand.

The Smithsonian Institute is making 3D replicas of items from its collection suitable for display or loan to other museums, or even schools.

An 83-year old woman is the first in the world to receive a full 3D-printed titanium lower jaw implant.

Washington State University researchers have used a 3D printer to create a bone-like material that could be used to create customized scaffolds to stimulate the growth of replacement bone tissue.

Scientists have created a 3D printer that makes chocolates in shapes determined by the user.

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December 31, 2006 Colorado-based Medical Modeling is set to begin using an EBM (Electron Beam Melting) Metal Rapid Manufacturing and Prototyping System to de