Science news articles about 'd printing'

... and processes, and eventually published papers describing how to figure out if one could 3-D print in a given material, and suggesting many of the required parameters. The ceramic printing follows ...

A new, not-so-secret recipe uses artist-grade ceramics powder for 3-D printing. Ceramics objects can now be printed for about three percent the cost of commercial printing mixes.

... to bind the particles together and create a 3-D object. Glass powder doesn't readily ... bricks that can be used for evaporative cooling systems. "3-D printing in glass has huge potential for changing ...

... in Portugal and the UK. The researchers say rapid prototyping, or three-dimensional(3-D) 'printing', could enable tissue engineering that replicates the porous and hierarchical structures of natural ...

3-D printing may soon expand beyond the small scale. In 2010, the world's largest 3- ... in Pontedera, Italy. Made out of sandstone, the building will be printed one 5-10mm layered sheet at a time. read ...