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Proof of engineers' ultimate sacrifice on the Titanic: Key detail on 3D scan reveals how crewmen chose to die to keep the lights on as ocean liner sank
Images show how a valve on the deck of the stern is an open position, meaning steam was still flowing into the ship's ...
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FLUID: 3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis
A team of researchers led by Professor Keisuke Takahashi at the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, have created FLUID (Flowing Liquid Utilizing Interactive Device), an open-source robotic system ...
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Rare crystal shape found to increase the strength of 3D-printed metal
Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...
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He tried to 3D print a Canyon Aeroad bike in four days. It was a disaster—so Canyon sent him the real one instead
There’s a reason why a brand-new Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 Di2 costs more than $6,000. Designing and engineering a ...
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LayerLapse Simplifies 3D Printer Time-lapse Shots
We know you’ve seen them: the time-lapses that show a 3D print coming together layer-by-layer without the extruder taking up ...
Visiting the Titanic is suddenly a lot easier than you think
Fresh advances in 3D scanning technology are making it possible to explore some of the hardest-to-reach and most fragile sites on Earth.