Researchers at Princeton University have developed a 3D printer that can print LEDs in layers -- and it could one day print contact lenses that incorporate heads-up displays. Michelle Starr Science ...
Researchers at Graz University of Technology have created a new type of 3D printer that uses LED instead of laser sources for additive manufacturing of metal parts. The new 3D printer can optimize 3D ...
Storing solar and wind energy to meet the increasing power needs of the electrical grid calls for devices that can deliver ...
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3D printing poised for explosive growth across industries

The global 3D printing market is entering a period of rapid expansion, with Precedence Research projecting its value to climb ...
Have you ever looked at a clock and thought, “This could be so much more than just a way to tell time”? Imagine a timepiece that doubles as a modern art installation, a glowing hexagonal masterpiece ...
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3D printing's expanding role in industry and research

Additive manufacturing has advanced well beyond its early role as a prototyping tool, becoming integral to production in ...
Light painting, or taking a few RGB LEDs, a camera with a long exposure, and turning the world into Tron, has been around for a while. We haven’t seen many people using their household CNC machines ...
Like fingerprints, no 3D printer is exactly the same. That’s the takeaway from a new UB-led study that describes what’s believed to be the first accurate method for tracing a 3D-printed object to the ...
Projection microstereolithography (PµSL) is a promising additive manufacturing technique due to its low cost, accuracy, speed, and also the diversity of the materials that it can use. Recently it has ...