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24/08/201503/01/2017

“3D Printing of Inflatable Elastomeric Tensegrity Structures”, Presented by Fergal Coulter, Nottingham Trent University

“3D Printing of Inflatable Elastomeric Tensegrity Structures”, Presented by Fergal Coulter, Nottingham Trent University.This talk details the design of an additive manufacturing system for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (artificial muscles), with uses in soft robotic and medical applications. Continue reading ““3D Printing of Inflatable Elastomeric Tensegrity Structures”, Presented by Fergal Coulter, Nottingham Trent University”

16/06/2015

3D printing is going out of style: We are onto 4D now!

4D printing is unfolding as a technology that takes 3D printing to an entirely new level. Scientists at the University of Wollongong in Australia have created a hydrogel material that is compatible with a 3D printer that is able to change shape in response to water temperature. Continue reading “3D printing is going out of style: We are onto 4D now!”

08/06/2015

New “4D-printing” material can change shape in hot water

Researchers have created a 3D printer-compatible hydrogel that is mechanically tough and able to repeatedly change shape in response to water temperature. The scientists have demonstrated the technology by 3D-printing an autonomous water valve, …. Continue reading “New “4D-printing” material can change shape in hot water”

29/04/2015

New Techniques To Advance ‘4D Printing’

Scientists in Australia have said they are starting to develop techniques for 4D printing after having devised an autonomous valve. Just as we’ve become accustomed with the process of 3D printing and its uses, researchers at the ARC Centre for Electromaterials Science (ACES) have started to develop 3D printed materials … Continue reading “New Techniques To Advance ‘4D Printing’”