diabasemachines Diabase has developed the H-Series lab-scale manufacturing system combining additive, subtractive, and post-processing capabilities in a single build environment. The H-Series standard printing configuration has 5 extruders. Why? FDM is commonly seen as a crude form of 3D printing, suitable for hobbyist level work, but not to be taken seriously for commercial uses. This … Continue reading The H-Series Machine – Full-Featured Manufacturing Platform. →

Bioresorbable Electronic Medicine Researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have developed the first example of a bioresorbable electronic medicine: an implantable, biodegradable wireless device that speeds nerve regeneration and improves the healing of a damaged nerve. https://youtu.be/BoOlL5LPb7o

Motorless submarine The paddles are actuated using a bistable propulsion element triggered by two shape memory polymer strips as previously developed by Shea and her doctoral student Tim Chen. Designed to expand in warm water, the polymer strips power the robot by acting like “muscles”. If the water in which the mini-submarine floats is heated, … Continue reading Motorless submarine – Vessel exploits temperature fluctuations in the water for propulsion. →

MORPH system A team of researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Boston University now has overcome this challenge by developing an integrated fabrication process that enables the design of soft robots on the millimeter scale with micrometer-scale features. In their … Continue reading MORPH system – Soft material microfabrication process. →

This diamond origami-scissor hinged pattern can transform as an origami and as a scissor hinged structure independently or simultaneously, therefore the scissors provide the origami with an extra degree of freedom: origami patterns that had one degree of freedom now have two degrees of freedom. A prototype of the diamond origami-scissor hinged pattern has been … Continue reading EXPANDABLE THICK ORIGAMI – Origami-Scissor Hinged. →

kinetiX It consists of rigid plates or rods and elastic hinges. These modular elements can be combined in a wide variety of ways and assembled into multifarious forms. https://youtu.be/XP5Fk-lHvK0

Ultraleap STRATOS Inspire is our first ‘plug and play’ module that allows you to evaluate the benefits of mid-air haptics in a variety of applications, such as digital signage, AR/VR, event marketing and location-based entertainment. Designed for use in public displays without supervision you can now create immersive and engaging digital experiences by adding mid-air … Continue reading STRATOS™ Inspire – Mid-air haptics. →