For the indecisive or expressive among us, MIT researchers have created a colour-changing ink that adds yet another layer of customisation to 3D printing.…
Manufacturing
This tiny device could change the way we make nanofibres in the future
A device capable of creating fibres one-thousandth the width of a human hair is opening doors for a cheap yet reliable nanofibre industry.…
Australia’s carbon fibre innovation makes its debut on the world stage
This Australian-first carbon fibre could pave the way for a manufacturing renaissance focused on creating next-gen materials.…
New sensor system monitors mine safety in real time
New sensors and software could greatly improve mine safety by monitoring block caving projects where miners go beneath an ore body and undercut it.…
In the future will astronauts blast off in 3D-printed rockets?
A team from the University of Queensland has designed a rocket using 3D printing for a NASA competition.…
If you can think it, you can 3D print it at CSIRO’s Lab 22
After acquiring the latest 3D printing facilities, CSIRO’s Lab 22 is providing access to metal additive manufacturing, modelling, simulation and testing.…
Next-gen stealth fighter jets flex Australian defence muscles
Head of the Joint Strike Fighter project for the RAAF talks about the program and the benefits it is bringing to high-tech manufacturing.…
3D printing prosthetics starts small, but how big can we go?
In an Australian first, a woman has been fitted with a new ear created using 3D printing after losing it in a car accident more than 50 years ago.…
New rapid prototyping tech lets you customise designs on the fly
An American team has come up with an interactive rapid prototyping system that prints what you are designing – as you design it.…
Personalised surfboard designs are riding the 3D printing wave
Australian researchers are using the flexibility of 3D printing to take personalised surfboard designs to the limit.…