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02/07/2018 / By David Williams

Fixing broken bones for good: 3D-printed ceramic implant holds bones together before transforming into actual, natural bone

You may know of 3D printing as a revolutionary new solution for prototyping and small-scale production in industries such as manufacturing, but it can also be beneficial in other areas. Researchers in Australia have shown just that, as they have completed a new study that uses 3D-printed ceramic implants to heal bone injuries to the […]

02/05/2018 / By David Williams

Help me, Obi-Wan: “Optical trap display” technology allows graphics projection into the air

Out of the many futuristic inventions that have been showcased in various forms of science fiction over the past few decades, one of the most interesting as well as the most pervasive seems to be holographic imaging technology. After all, who wouldn’t want to experience the greatness of 3D images floating about in the space […]

12/18/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Technology with a biological function: Researchers develop 4-D printing that may lead to the engineering of human organs

A technology that can 4D print body organs may become a reality in the near future. A team of scientists from the University of Alberta in Canada developed a technique that may pioneer the engineering of human organs. This technique they developed could allow scientists to produce products that also have a biological function, according […]

05/27/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Brave new world: 3D-printed ovaries produce healthy offspring

A team of all-female scientists have managed to successfully implant a set of functional 3D-printed ovaries in a female mouse, which managed to ovulate, gestate, give birth to, and even nurse healthy pups. The study, which will be published in Nature Communications, paves the way for game-changing breakthroughs in human fertility and reproductive health. The scientists, according […]

05/09/2017 / By Russel Davis

Scientists successfully 3D print human cartilage with a breakthrough stem cell printer

Recently, Swedish scientists successfully developed cartilage tissue by printing stem cells through a 3D bioprinter. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden harvested cartilage cells from knee surgery patients. The experts then coaxed the cells into becoming pluripotent stem cells. These stem cells were touted for their potential […]

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