Multi-material 3D printing combines the functional properties of different materials (e.g., mechanical, electrical, color) within a single object that is fabricated without manual assembly. However, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In the movie “Terminator 2,” the T-1000 robot pours itself through the ceiling of an elevator. That scene started a flow of ideas for Purdue Polytechnic Institute professor ...

A process that uses heat to change the arrangement of molecular rings on a chemical chain creates 3D-printable gels with a variety of functional properties. A process that uses heat to change the ...

3D (three-dimensional) printing techniques have been in development since 1974, when pioneering British chemist and author David E. H. Jones proposed a concept for 3D printing in his regular New ...

In order to get the printed objects to self-repair, the team had to find an optimum mix when oxidizing the chemical group that makes this kind of 3D printing possible, so that original strength and ...

video: Video of a soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print, it also doesn’t need any electronics to work. The device was developed by a team of roboticists at the University of ...

The making of parts and products using a computer-driven, additive process, one layer at a time. 3D printing builds parts out of plastic, metal and other materials directly from CAD drawings that have ...

It may seem distinctly low-tech compared to some of the many technology trends I write about, but 3D and 4D printing will have very wide applications – and could be particularly powerful when combined ...

This soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print, it also doesn't need any electronics to work. This soft robotic gripper is not only 3D printed in one print, it also doesn't need any ...