Coffee Grounds & Reishi Mushroom Spores Can be 3D Printed into a Compostable Alternative to Plastics
University of Washington via EurekAlert! – Only 30% of a coffee bean is soluble in water, and many brewing methods aim to extract significantly less than that. So, of the 1.6…
3D Printing Your Own Personalized Contact Lenses
John Jeffay via Israel21c – Lensy envisions that within a few years, the optometrist will check your vision, press a button and hand you a perfect pair of custom contact lenses. Instant…
Israeli Surgeons Correct Child’s Birth Defect with a 3D Printed Ear
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Israeli doctors attached a 3D-printed ear to a six-year-old boy born with microtia, a deformity that stops the development of a baby’s ear in the womb,…
Israeli Tissue Engineers 3D-Print An Ear
Brian Blum via Israel21c – A small percentage (0.1% to 0.3%) of babies are born with congenitally deformed ears. This can have a severe psychological impact, and sometimes involves hearing loss.…
Rapid 3D Printing Method Moves Toward 3D-Printed Organs
University at Buffalo via EurekAlert – BUFFALO, N.Y. — It looks like science fiction: A machine dips into a shallow vat of translucent yellow goo and pulls out what becomes a…
Researchers Use Hot Nano-Chisel to Create Artificial Bones in a Petri Dish
NYU Tandon School of Engineering via EurekAlert – BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, February 8, 2021 — A holy grail for orthopedic research is a method for not only creating artificial bone…
In First, Doctors Use AR and 3D Tech in Eye-Socket Surgery
Naama Barak via Israel21c – In a first-of-its-kind surgery, doctors in northern Israel recently used augmented reality and 3D technology to repair a fracture in the floor of the eye socket…
Bayer, Tel Aviv University Test Drugs on 3D-Printed Hearts
ISRAEL21c staff via Israel21c – Partnership with Bayer calls for developing a platform for cardiotoxicity screening, using human heart tissues 3D-printed in Prof. Tal Dvir’s lab. Human heart tissues 3D-printed in Tel…
New Discovery Allows 3D Printing of Sensors Directly on Expanding Organs
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering via Newswise – In groundbreaking new research, mechanical engineers and computer scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D printing technique…
Living Skin Can Now Be 3D-Printed with Blood Vessels Included
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute via EurekAlert- Development is significant step toward skin grafts that can be integrated into patient’s skin. TROY, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a…
A Swifter Way Towards 3D-Printed Organs
“Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard via EurekAlert – The ability to support living human tissues with vascular channels is a huge step toward the goal of creating…
Superheroes Meet 3D Printing to Give Israelis New Hands
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Israeli organization Haifa 3D utilizes cheap and cheerful technology to make bionic hands available to growing numbers of adults and children. Superman, Spiderman, Hello Kitty…
