Science
Researchers use inkjet printer on gummy bears
June 29, 2018
German scientists have succeeded in printing microelectrodes directly onto gummy bears using an inkjet printer. As Lab Manager reveals, a research team from the Technical University of Munich has succeeded in printing microelectrodes “directly onto several soft substrates”, including gummy bears. Microelectrodes can be used to directly measure electrical signals from the heart and brain, […]
Australian e-waste turned into 3D filaments
January 26, 2018
An Australian scientist has discovered a way of transforming the world’s rising levels of e-waste into a valuable product for use in 3D printing. As 3ders reports, Veena Sahajwalla, materials scientist at the University of New South Wales, “may have a viable solution” for tackling the ever-increasing levels of global e-waste. This solution lies in […]
