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Mosquito proboscis repurposed as a fine nozzle for 3D printing
When engineers struggled to make 3D printer nozzles narrow enough for their needs, they turned to nature and found the ...
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Engineers repurpose a mosquito proboscis to create a 3D printing nozzle
When it comes to innovation, engineers have long proved to be brilliant copycats, drawing inspiration directly from nature.
“It’s research you can live in,” says Sreekanta Das, professor of civil engineering at the University of Windsor (UWindsor) ...
Canada is on the verge of a manufacturing renaissance as 3D printing technology is spurring a wave of entrepreneurial thinking and innovation amongst manufacturers – large and small – across the ...
CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lafarge Canada today announced its combined effort with nidus3D in supplying its OneCem low-carbon cement in Canada’s largest 3D-printed housing project, aimed at ...
The team developed a custom 3D printer, dubbed the “3D necroprinter,” which mounted the mosquito proboscis on a standard dispensing tip. The main challenge was the proboscis’s limited mechanical ...
The University of Windsor is building a multi-storey student residence with the help of 3D printing. But as Actin Clarkin ...
The Urbee's body shell is made using 3D printing An environmentally friendly car, partly made using 3D printing technology, has gone on show in Canada. The Urbee uses electric motors, backed up by a ...
Apple now 3D-prints Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Series 11 cases with 100% recycled titanium, halving raw material use and saving ...
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