Ordinarily, if you want to change the shape in which an object is 3D-printed, you have to alter the computer model that tells the printer what to do. A new and simpler technique, however, allows the ...

The new method could create soft contacts for those with irregular cornea shapes, without several trips to the eye doctor.

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Contact lens technology has come a long way. Early lenses were made from glass, and were uncomfortable to wear for an entire ...

Steakholder Foods’ plant-based, 3D-printed ‘steak’. Credit: Steakholder Foods The food industry has been contemplating how 3D printing technology might shape product development and consumption for ...

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have developed a way to 3D-print an essential battery component in nearly any shape. Their innovation could free engineers from the constraints of ...