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Morphing 3D-printed structures from flat to curved, in space

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new method to 3D-print flat composite structures ...

Beyond Matrigel: An engineered hydrogel for 3D stem cell culture

Scientists at the University of Osaka have developed a novel hydrogel that enables the efficient, three-dimensional (3D) ...
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3D shapes

A prism is a 3D shape which has a constant cross section - both ends of the solid are the same shape and anywhere you cut parallel to these ends will give you the same shape. For example, in the prism ...
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Engineers 3D-print flat sheets that transform into curved satellite structures in space

A team led by aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor Jeff Baur has developed a low-energy, scalable technique that ...

3I/ATLAS Defies Science: Interstellar Object's Shape, Signals and Age Baffle Astronomers

A distant visitor from the depths of interstellar space has captured the imagination of scientists and stargazers alike.
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2D shapes

Learn about triangles and quadrilaterals with BBC Bitesize Key Stage 3 Maths. Learn about tessellations with BBC Bitesize Key Stage 3 Maths. WATCH: How to draw a regular hexagon, square and triangle A ...