It’s little secret that stepper motors are everywhere in FDM 3D printers, but there’s no real reason why you cannot take another type of DC motor like a brushless DC (BLDC) motor and ...

In the 21st century, 3D printing has become commonplace. Nowadays, few people remember that the first object printed using this innovative technology was a toy toad. Almost 40 years have passed since ...

Vat photopolymerization is a 3D printing technique in which a light-sensitive resin is poured into a vat, and then selectively hardened into a desired shape using a laser or UV light. But this process ...

Garfein highlighted that while current silicone implants are safe and reliable, they still present potential complications. Future bioprinted and tissue-engineered implants could reduce those risks ...

In this video I'll show you how I treated my rc car, and how I designed and printed a new 3D part for it. The car is a zd Racing Thunder, it's a cool car but if you push it to the limit be prepared to ...

Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut collaborates with New Balance and Adia to create a prosthetic harness for Charlotte, a green sea turtle suffering from "bubble butt" syndrome.

What Are the Characteristics of Titanium? Titanium, symbolized by Ti and with atomic number 22, is a material valued for its practical and versatile characteristics. It is distinguished by its ...

This component was 3D-printed, filled with a silicon-carbide pre-ceramic polymer and heat-treated to produce amorphous silicon carbide. Credit: Amy Smotherman Burgess/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Flashforge has an excellent 3D printer that produces high-quality objects and makes multi-color printing simple, but there are tradeoffs at this price. Let's get this out of the way at the top — I've ...