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Accelerating a more sustainable industrial revolution with digital manufacturing

With lower environmental impact and reduced supply chains, digital manufacturing – including 3D printing – is a progressive force for good.

Dion Weisler 10 Jan 2019

Digital Economy and Society

3D-printed heads let hackers – and cops – unlock your phone

Facial recognition and 3D-printing technologies have converged to be used to hack into mobile devices - including by law enforcement officials.

Zack Whittaker · TechCrunch 19 Dec 2018

Future of Health and Healthcare

This edible tech can be controlled on your phone to keep you healthy

MIT researchers have designed an ingestible electronic capsule that can be controlled wirelessly to relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.

Anne Trafton · MIT News 17 Dec 2018

4 ways 3D printing can revolutionize manufacturing

‘Additive manufacturing’ needs to embrace change, such as sustainability and materials flexibility, if it’s going to fulfil its true potential for industry.

Hugo Da Silva 16 Nov 2018

This Swedish startup is 3D printing human organs

Using a simple 3D printer and a special gel, a company has found a way to produce tissues and organs.

Alberto Iglesias Fraga · Business Insider 12 Oct 2018

Cities and Urbanization

Amsterdam is getting a 3D-printed bridge

Robots have 'printed' a 12-metre steel bridge, which will stretch across a canal in Amsterdam.

Keith Breene 06 Jul 2018

One-quarter of Dubai’s buildings will be 3D printed by 2025

The 3D-printing strategy aims to reduce labour by 70%, costs by 90% and human time by 80% across different sectors, according to the Dubai Future Foundation.

Adam Jezard 15 May 2018

Emerging Technologies

Computer simulations could replace animal testing for heart drugs

Researchers found computational models can more accurately predict dangerous adverse effects.

Elisa Passini, Blanca Rodriguez, and Patricia Benito · The Conversation 04 Apr 2018

The way we make things is about to fundamentally change

"The best designs will be sent around the world digitally and printed on demand, circumventing the global tariffs that have taxed production since the last industrial revolution."

Ric Fulop 01 Mar 2018

Chemical and Materials Industry

Why scientists need arts training for the safety of society

To engage responsibly, our next generation of scientists needs training in the arts and ethics.

Richard Lachman · The Conversation 05 Feb 2018

Here's how 3D printing could change the future of medicine

A new study aims to alert medical professionals to the potential of 3D printing’s future use in the field.

Andrew Trounson · Futurity 04 Sep 2017

It looks like a real heart, it beats like a real heart, but it's made by a machine

ETH researchers from the Functional Materials Laboratory have developed a silicone heart that beats almost like a human heart.

Franziska Schmid · ETH Zurich 19 Jul 2017

This robot can print a house in just 24 hours

Are there any limits to what 3D printing can create?

Alex Gray 30 Mar 2017

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

You might be able to 3D print food. But would you eat it?

A small survey looks at people's attitudes to 3D printed food.

Deborah Lupton and Bethaney Turner · The Conversation 05 Jan 2017