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3D Systems Cooks Up a Kitchen Printer Collaboration
3D Systems is partnering with the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) to develop a series of educational collaborations and launch a beta program for a culinary 3D printer.
Computer Network Rivals Primate Brain in Object Recognition
Primates visually recognize and determine the category of an object at a brief glance, and to date, this behavior has been unmatched by artificial systems. A study published in PLOS Computational Biology has found that the latest artificial "deep neural network" performs as well as the primate brain.
Research Outlines Basic Rules for Construction with Kirigami
University of Pennsylvania researchers are turning kirigami, an art form related to origami that allows the paper to be cut, into a technique that can be applied to structures on radically divergent length scales.
3D Printer Achieves a First in Space, NASA Says
For the first time, the U.S. space agency NASA was able to 3D print something on the International Space Station (ISS). The first object to be made was actually a part for the printer; on Nov. 25 the printer made a side casing for itself.
New Standards for Crude Oil Loading and Shipment via Rail
The American Petroleum Institute published a new set of recommended practices for testing and classifying crude oil for rail shipment and loading it into rail tank cars.
3D Printers Build on Manufacturing Success with New Designs, Materials
3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is gaining market acceptance and momentum as new additive materials, operational expertise and printer designs overcome 3D printing’s traditional challenges of part size, speed limitations and durability.
Enabling New Age Knees
Over the course of 50 years, the average person takes about 140 million steps. Add tennis, jogging and a gym membership and it’s no wonder that knee replacement surgeries increase 10% year over year. In 2010, American doctors replaced more than 590,000 knees. All this repair work requires
Flexible Conductors for Commercial Use
Modern materials that are light, flexible and highly conductive have great technological potential, whether as artificial skin or electronic paper. Making such concepts affordable enough for general use remains a challenge. But a new way of working with copper nanowires and a poly vinyl alcohol
Researchers Use 3D Printers to Create Custom Medical Implants
A team of researchers at Louisiana Tech University has developed a method for using what they say is affordable, consumer-grade 3D printers and materials to fabricate custom medical implants that can contain antibacterial and chemotherapeutic compounds for targeted drug delivery. The team,