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You’ve probably heard of “reinventing the wheel,” but what about reinventing the ball? That’s what engineers at Wilson are up to with a new airless basketball prototype. The team leveraged additive manufacturing technology to make a new kind of basketball from a loose hexagonal lattice. You can’t buy one, but …

But what if doctors could reduce wait times and the odds of rejection by having a heart custom printed for each patient? That’s the goal of five biomedical engineers at MIT, who have found a way to 3D print functioning hearts. Each of their soft robotic hearts can be configured …

(Photo: Nina Filippova/Wikimedia Commons)Printed circuit boards, or PCBs, serve as the heart of many devices by connecting a network of electrical components together. But despite PCBs’ omnipresence, few of us think about what happens to this internal hardware once it reaches the end of its life. The plastic used to …

When it comes to applied material science, it’s hard to beat NASA. Their solid-state wizards have been working on multiple ambitious projects, including silicon dioxide wafers and about a dozen kinds of ceramic composites. Now some folks at the JPL have debuted a new kind of engineered metallic fabric that …

Photo: boostetsy on Instagram  Although 3-D printing is currently making waves in the world of art and design, its presence in the world of interiors is a relatively new one. While the technology has found its way into accessories and jewellery, it has yet to make a major splash at home. …

Photo: bassmanblaine on Instagram  If your humble home is currently filled with a dull expanse of grey and beige colours, take comfort in the fact that printed pillows can instantly revive your décor. Whether you’re willing to experiment with pastel hues or stick to vibrant solid shades, there’s nothing quite like …

If you intend on delaying your gift-buying to the degree that you have to 3D print a few just before go time, you’re in luck. This easy to use little tool lets you quickly select, customize, and print out a tiny topographical map of anywhere in the world. TopoTopo, as …

A new modular robot has been submitted for the 2016 Hackaday Prize which takes the form of DTTO a modular robot that is self-reconfigurable and is focused on all-terrain search and rescue operations using bio-inspired locomotion mechanisms, says its creator. Watch the video below to learn more about the Arduino …