The next pharmaceutical revolution could be 3D bioprinted
3D bioprinting of living cells and materials may contribute to faster and cheaper ways to create effective new drugs - and even reduce animal testing.
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Surfing the 3D printing wave: the changing face of surfboard fin production
3D printing looms as a gamechanger for the surfing industry as surfboard and fin technology become increasingly high-tech.
A 3D-printed rocket engine just launched a new era of space exploration
There are loads of applications for 3D printers in space.
The ‘digital handmade’: how 3D printing became a new craft technology
The work of Australian designer Berto Pandolfo shows how 3D printing can be claimed as a craft technology.
Speaking with: Mia Woodruff about using 3D printing to replace body parts
What if one of the most essential items in the hospital of the future is a 3D printer?
How 3D food printers could improve mealtimes for people with swallowing disorders
There's a lot to consider in the problem of creating enjoyable foods for people with swallowing difficulties. Could 3D-printed food be part of the solution?
To really help US workers, we should invest in robots
Today, the U.S. is leading the robotics revolution. But without timely investment, China will overtake us, and could permanently put Americans out of work.
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
Research on molecular machines won last year's Nobel Prize in chemistry. Now scientists have figured out a way to get these tiny molecules to join forces and collaborate on real work on a macro scale.
We may just have solved the great mystery of why drops splash
Mathematicians make a splash with new theory that could lead to breakthroughs in 3D printing, climate science and forensics.
The legal minefield of 3D printed guns
3D printing still exists in a legal grey area. This area is slowly being defined as courts prosecute the first cases but, is current copyright and criminal law keeping up with the technology?
How 3D printing could disrupt Asia’s manufacturing economies
Objects of almost any shape or geometry can be produced by 3D printing. The technology could seriously disrupt not just manufacturing but related national plans for economic development.
Would you eat a 3D printed pizza?
3D printed food is already here, but not everyone is convinced it looks edible.
3D printing in fashion promises to be huge – so what’s holding us back?
While other industries stride ahead with 3D printing, clothing still has a few hurdles to overcome.
A licence to print: how real is the risk posed by 3D printed guns?
Latest Queensland raids suggest criminals are potentially adopting 3D printers at an industrial scale
3D technology brings a lost mammalian ancestor back to life
An old technique to explore the inside of fossils unfortunately ended up destroying some unique specimens. New technology has been used to reconstruct one such fossil.
Your tourist snaps can help preserve threatened heritage sites for the future
Hand over your travel photos and help build digital 3D recreations of threatened heritage sites.
Fashion’s closed circuit opens up and goes global – next stop cyberspace
Fashion weeks are becoming less about fashion cliques, and opening up to the masses.
Technology matters in the Paralympics, but the athlete matters more
Technology has had a particularly visible impact on the Paralympics. But the the most important thing is to let the athlete's ability come to the fore.
The Mary Rose artefact scans are a new way of analysing history
Historical insight is not the only thing that has been raised with the Mary Rose.
How 3D printing may help cut childhood obesity by getting children active
We need children to get hold of their fitness levels - literally.
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