Hempcrete – CO₂ Neutral Wall Solutions for 3D Printing

From Cellulose to 3D Objects: 3D printing with a biobased polymer for CO2-neutral manufacturing

In our modern world, eliminating plastics is inconceivable. Unfortunately, they do have disadvantages, including the formation of CO2 in both production and combustion, depletion of fossil feedstocks, and growth of landfills. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Russian researchers introduce a new way forward, a polymer made entirely from biomass that can easily and inexpensively be used in 3D pri...

Autocomplete Textures for 3D Printing

Texture is an essential property of physical objects that affects aesthetics, usability, and functionality. However, designing and applying textures to 3D objects with existing tools remains difficult and time-consuming; it requires proficient 3D modeling skills. To address this, we investigated an auto-completion approach for efficient texture creation that automates the tedious, repetitive pr...

3D-Printing for Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) is a classical technique of physical biochemistry providing information on size, shape, and interactions of macromolecules from the analysis of their migration in centrifugal fields while free in solution. A key mechanical element in AUC is the centerpiece, a component of the sample cell assembly that is mounted between the optical windows to allow imaging a...

Path optimizing for 3D printing

In the 3D printing process, the 3D CAD model is built in CAD system and sliced into a series of 2D slices. The 2D cross section data contains a lot of unnecessary idle running. If transform the original data into processing path code directly, the processing efficiency will be significantly reduced. A path optimization algorithm is developed in this paper. The minimum spanning tree strategy is ...

Metrology for 3D Printing: Assessing Methods for the Evaluation of 3D Printing Products