But in 3D, these curvy, almost organic forms have no corners at all. Once the researchers identified the new shapes, they began to see them all over the place—in nature, art and architecture.

Their mode of operation is astonishingly similar to that of a technical 3D printer. The project is ... recently published in the renowned journal Nature Communications. Chitin is the primary ...

The researchers present a method to help the printers live up to their names and deliver a "true" 3D form of printing. In a new paper in Nature, they describe a technique of volumetric 3D printing ...

Large-scale additive manufacturing, like desktop 3D printing, involves building objects ... from recycled materials or materials sourced on-site, with forms inspired by the geometries of nature. Among ...

By this logic, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology researchers' new 3D printing process speeds ... to ...

Smart resin forms tough parts with UV light and dissolvable supports with visible light. This dual nature can make 3D ...

In nature, plant or animal tissues are formed as new biomass is ... it is possible to pattern and control the growth rate of hydrogels to create the desired complex 3D shapes. The team found that ...

Large-scale additive manufacturing, like desktop 3D printing ... materials or materials sourced on-site, with forms inspired by the geometries of nature. Among these is the Trillium Pavilion ...