A soft plastic 'robot' that can take on different shapes is being developed in a NASA laboratory to be used one day for exploring the moon and beyond. It has been made using 3D printing technology ...

In recent years, research interest in the 3D printing of metal patterns on plastic parts has grown exponentially, due to its high potential in the manufacturing of next-generation electronics. But ...

Engineers at Rutgers University are claiming 11.8μΩ.cm for conductors printed inside plastic structures, created by printing a novel silver ink and exposing it to high intensity light. The ink has ...

A hexagon-shaped plastic structure was used to generate waves that merged to form complex patterns on the water surface in a tank for an experiment co-led by Nanyang Technological University, ...

Is it possible to grow tissue in the laboratory, for example to replace injured cartilage? At TU Wien (Vienna), an important step has now been taken towards creating replacement tissue in the lab - ...

Three-dimensional (3D) metal–plastic composite structures have widespread potential applicability in smart electronics, micro/nanosensing, internet-of-things (IoT) devices, and even quantum computing.