New Eco-Friendly 3D-Printable Concrete Can Revolutionize the Construction Industry
3D printing concrete has recently become more popular. Like regular 3D printers, concrete printers work by building a structure layer by layer based on...
Old Jet Parts Recycled into 3D-Printed Parts for Next-Gen Military Aircraft
In an interesting initiative, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun repurposing components from retired Royal Air Force Tornado jets, recycling them into...
3D-Printed Rocket Engine Reaches Milestone in Test
Firehawk Aerospace, a Texas-based innovator in advanced rocket propulsion technology, has successfully completed its first flight test of a 3D-printed hybrid rocket engine system....
This Wearable Device Converts Body Heat to Electricity
Researchers at the University of Washington have unveiled a groundbreaking wearable device capable of converting body heat into electricity. This innovative prototype not only...
I-HLS TV Interview – Ziv Sadeh, VP Marketing, Su-Pad
3D Printing has gone a long way. From regular desktop printers, which are smaller and less advanced - 3D printing technology can now use any...
Another UAV Development Up the Pentagon’s Sleeve
The Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office continues to perfect drone swarm technology featuring micro-UAVs that are fired out from fighter jets to distract and attack.
The...
The business of 3D printed guided weapons
3D printing has become a convenient and fast way to produce just about anything that has a blueprint these days, from guns to shoes....
Magnetic Soft Robots Could Perform Military Tasks
Soft robotic capabilities and manufacturing at the point of need are among the US Army's top research priorities. Newly-developed 3-D printed robotic structures can...
Drones 3D-Printed And Deployed Within 24 Hours
Within just 22.5 hours, the US Air Force managed to design, assemble, and deploy six 3D-printed autonomous drones.
The innovative method was developed by the...
Soon Drones Could 3D Print Buildings
Swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will soon be printing emergency shelter for survivors of natural disasters, or buildings, or any large structure. This...
Magnetic Origami Bots Take a Step Toward Smart Medicine
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new type of magnetic actuator that is thinner, more flexible, and more efficient than previous...
World First – External 3D-Printed Part Installed in Combat Aircraft
A new production process of aircraft parts reduces the operational time lost in repairs and means that other jets do not have to be...
New Revolutionary ‘Lab-on-a-Drone’ System for Air Pollution
Researchers made a breakthrough towards better understanding and combating air pollution, unveiling an innovative "lab-on-a-drone" system for real-time air pollution detection. This invention is designed...
Light and Affordable Technologies Sought for Special Operations
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) science and technology is looking for equipment that weighs less, is more flexible and comes at an affordable price....
The defense industry is expanding the use of 3D printing
The Pentagon and the defense industry are rapidly expanding the use of 3D printing to make parts and tools for more sophisticated military equipment. The Obama...
Flexible Chip With Outstanding Memory Developed
A new smart, flexible chip, silicon-on-polymer, with more than 7,000 times the memory capacity of any current flexible integrated circuit on the market was developed....
What Does 3D Printing Have to Do with Wearable Electronics?
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has greatly advanced during the past few years, so we can now print a toy, furniture, electronics and even organic tissue....
Researchers Develop Improved Method for Predicting Strength of Lightweight 3D-Printed Parts
A new research effort is offering a clearer picture of how lightweight 3D-printed components perform under stress, with the potential to improve reliability and...
New Biodegradable Papertronics
As the need for biodegradable electronics is growing increasingly urgent, Professor Seokheun "Sean" Choi from Binghamton University decided to look into the idea of...
Drones Get Origami-Inspired Self-Folding Grippers
The new “Self-Folding Origami Gripper” (SOG) was recently revealed by Japan’s Shibaura Institute of Technology. This self-folding gripper is meant to upgrade drones by...
3D Imaging About To Get 1,000 Better
Researchers at MIT Media Lab have demonstrated a method of exploiting light polarisation - the phenomenon behind the polarised glasses used for 3D films...
Researchers Use 3D Printing to Push the Boundaries of Hypersonic Flight
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Engineering are working on the development of hypersonic vehicles, with a focus on creating new technologies...
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Metal That Behaves Like a Gel Could Redefine High-Temperature Systems
A research team at Texas A&M University has developed the world’s first metallic gel — a new class of material that combines the strength...
