Meet FlexBoard – The Flexible Breadboard
MIT researchers have developed the FlexBoard, a solderless breadboard designed specifically for prototyping wearable and non-planar projects. Unlike traditional breadboards, the FlexBoard can... read more »
Electronics
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Students Print Low-cost Robotic Prosthetic Arm
The ARM2u biomedical engineering team from the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB) has developed a groundbreaking low-cost 3D printed transradial prosthesis, providing... read more »
Duke Engineers 3D Print Environmentally Friendly Transistors with Water
Researchers from Duke University have created fully recyclable, environmentally friendly printed electronic components that use water instead of industrial chemicals in the manufacturing... read more »
Researchers Print 4D-sensing Thermocouples
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have developed a 3D printed micro-thermoelectric device that allows for four-dimensional (3D Space + Time) thermometry... read more »
Mechnano Trademarks Carbon Nanotubes Dispersion Process for AM
Mechnano, a 3D printing startup based in Mesa, Arizona, has trademarked its proprietary CNT dispersion process called D’Func. The process solves the problem... read more »
MIT Spin-off 3D Prints Tongue Operated Controller
Augmental, a spin-off of the MIT Media Lab, has developed the MouthPad, a Bluetooth-powered mouthpiece that lets anyone control electronic appliances with their... read more »
Researchers Develop Low-cost Robotic Grasping Hand
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand capable of grasping various objects using passive movement from its... read more »
3D Printed Robotic Hand Can Identify Objects by Grasping
MIT researchers have developed a soft-rigid robotic hand that can accurately identify objects after just one grasp. The design features a rigid skeleton... read more »
Optomec Unveils KEWB Software for High Volume 3D Printed Electronics Production
Optomec has announced the release of their proprietary software, KEWB, specifically designed for high volume production of 3D printed electronics. Built on the... read more »
Researchers Print Conductive Stretchy Fibers with Liquid Metal Core
Researchers in Singapore have published a paper demonstrating the printing of stretchable conductive fibers, for the fabrication of multifunctional electronic textiles. Read on... read more »
Electrochemical AM Startup to Put Canberra on the Manufacturing Map
Syenta, a 3D printing startup company based at the Australian National University, is making waves in the world of electronics manufacturing. Its multi-material... read more »
Horizon Microtechnologies Develops Template-based Conductive 3D Printing Process
Horizon Microtechnologies has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that allows manufacturers to add conductivity to all or selected parts a microfabricated component.... read more »
Ontario Students Print Human-sized Robot
Students at Lasalle Secondary School in Sudbury, Ontario, have been busy building a human-size robot named 'Lance' using 3D printing technology. The robot... read more »
Sakuu Teams up with Porsche for 3D Printed Battery Gigafactory Design
Sakuu, the Silicon Valley-based 3D printed solid-state battery company, has chosen Porsche Consulting to design its planned worldwide gigafactories. Porsche Consulting (a subsidiary... read more »
3D Printed Antennas to Bring 5G & 6G to Remote Areas
Engineers at the University of Sheffield (UK) have developed 3D printed mmWave radio aerials (antennas) that could bring stronger mobile phone signals and... read more »
Researchers Use 3D Printing for Titanium Electrodes in Battery
Engineers from Belgium and Germany have successfully demonstrated the production and testing of a titanium slurry electrode, and have proven that it is... read more »
3D Printed Wireless Sensor Devices Overview
Do you fancy printing yourself some wireless sensor devices for use in your IoT or robotics applications? If the answer is “yes”, or... read more »
Engineers Develop Means of Printing Hybrid Metal Plastic Composites
Engineers from institutes in Singapore and Japan have developed a new means of 3D fabricating hybrid metal-plastic systems in complex shapes, using multi-material... read more »
3D Printed Electroactive Plastics Give Life to Haptic VR Glove
A team of researchers from Switzerland have come up with a design for a haptic feedback glove for use in VR, and it... read more »
Researchers Use Twin Robots for Printing 3D Structured Electronics
Engineers from Simon Fraser University, Canada have demonstrated the use of dual robotic arms for the printing of 3D structured electronics. With one... read more »
