Recently, the additive manufacturing industry entered the cosmetic and skincare space, with scientists leveraging new technologies to enhance their ability to create customized products. Here, we ...

Part of Pandemic-Proof, Future Perfect’s series on the upgrades we can make to prepare for the next pandemic. Some of the most indelible images of the early pandemic were of the personal protective ...

A nonprofit initiative aims to put an end to the protective mask shortage that both healthcare workers and the public are facing during the coronavirus pandemic by providing them with tools to make ...

Abstract: 3D solid textures are important data for computer graphics applications because they are useful for synthesizing photo realistic patterns such as stone, smoke, water, clouds, fire, and wood.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Protective masks are in short supply everywhere. A team at the Medical University of South Carolina is moving fast on a mask design that mimics the N95 surgical mask and is ...

Researchers at MIT and Harvard have incorporated living microbes into 3D-printed objects to make them more dynamic. The underlying resin material is embedded with chemical “instructions” that tell a ...

I've been dabbling in some basic cosplay for a few years now, but never had the creativity or confidence to actually make my own props and accessories from scratch. Getting into 3D printing has opened ...

Editor’s note: This story has been edited to reflect new information. Students at McGill University in Montreal, Que., are putting their higher education to use toward the greater good, designing new ...