3d Printing
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Are we on the cusp of a 3D-printed housing revolution?
3D printers are increasingly providing a cheaper, greener, and faster alternative to home building. The individualized designs and iconic walls, which are made of stacked thin layers of concrete, are popping up everywhere from a 100-house community in Georgetown, Tex. to a single-family home in Borneo, Malaysia.
12 min read - BusinessYahoo News
Bootstrapping gear for coronavirus tests: How companies innovated to solve a critical shortage
The NP swabs are not your typical Q-tip. All these requirements make manufacturing NP swabs complicated. Origin, a California-based 3D printing company, was one of the four manufacturers whose swab prototype was clinically validated by Arnaout’s team.
7 min read - HealthYahoo News
The coronavirus 'Dunkirk moment': How amateur inventors and hobbyists are designing and making medical supplies
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to push medical supply chains to their breaking point, a decentralized community of engineers, designers and DIY hobbyists — commonly known as “makers” — has stepped in to find creative ways to fill the gaps.
4 min read - NewsAlexandra Panzer
Researchers Repurpose Cotton Candy Machines to Make Blood Vessels ... And There Goes Your Sweet Tooth
Artificial organs have been an important part of science, not to mention science fiction, since the late 1800s, but since the invention of the 3D printer, the medical field has been buzzing with the exciting possibility of being able to print artificial organs. In his lab at Vanderbilt University, mechanical engineer Leon Bellan is using good old fashioned cotton candy machines to attempt do just that. Lab technicians make real, live (delicious) cotton candy in the kind of machine you might pick
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Forget Sonograms. You Can Now Get a 3D Model of Your Unborn Baby
With 3D printed renderings of your unborn child, a British company called Baby:Boo is offering a new, slightly creepier take on the classic sonogram photo. For around $230, parents can get a framed or boxed eight-inch cast of their unborn baby’s face.
