A 3D-printable ink can change color with electricity, letting people make pixel displays, soft robots, and 3D electronic devices.

The innovative approach combines thermoplastic agents with photopolymer resins to reinforce cracked areas, enhancing the resilience of 3D-printed products through ...

In the brightly lit MSE Teaching Laboratory inside Cook Hall, teams of Northwestern Engineering students peer into 3D printers, eagerly waiting to see their latest results. The materials they are ...

D printer filaments used as ink have progressed to the point where you can print almost anything with the right one — ...

The same coffee that helps you wake up in the morning could one day be used to make a necklace or a pot for your houseplants, thanks to research that uses coffee grounds as a 3D-printing material.

To work toward getting around this issue, researchers used parabolic flights to simulate microgravity conditions, then 3D ...

‘Multi-material manufacturing using 3D printing is still in its infancy. The lack of material combinations is the biggest challenge preventing a breakthrough for this technology. “MADE-3D” should ...

A new type of "ink" makes it possible to 3D print electrochemically switchable, conducting polymers using a light-based ...

Imagine you’re driving to work on a rainy day, when a distracted, reckless driver hits your car out of nowhere. With a “boom,” an airbag deploys faster than you can blink your eyes to save your life.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The most common 3D printing materials used for PPE in hospitals leave “nooks and crannies” where bacteria may ...