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- First 3D-printed functional human brain tissue grows like the real thing https://newatlas.com/science/novel-3d-printing-technique-brain-tissue-functional-neurons/ 27 comments
- Functioning 3D Printed Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV1egpbrg90 3 comments
- A Fully Functional 3D Printed Watch With Tourbillon https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-major-step-forward-in-horological-additive-manufacturing-christoph-laimers-3d-printed-tourbillon 12 comments
- Fully Functional 3D Printed Boeing-787 Jet Engine (with Thrust Reverser) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LkgHB5bgmc 2 comments
- New method developed to 3D print fully functional electronic circuits https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2017/november/new-method-developed-to-3d-print-fully-functional-electronic-circuits.aspx 20 comments
- Scientists 3D-print a functional piece of a heart https://www.engadget.com/3-d-printed-functional-heart-piece-191938833.html?src=rss 3 comments technology
- Revolutionary 3D-Printed Brain Tissue Mimics Human Function https://neurosciencenews.com/3d-printed-brain-tissue-25554/#:~:text=The%203D%2Dprinted%20brain%20tissue,capabilities%20of%20traditional%20brain%20organoids. 24 comments futurology
- Revolutionary 3D-Printed Brain Tissue Mimics Human Function - Neuroscience News https://neurosciencenews.com/3d-printed-brain-tissue-25554/ 92 comments worldnews
- Dubai has opened what it said was the world's first functioning 3D-printed office building http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-printing-3d-iduskcn0yf1ob 3 comments worldnews
- A team of scientists has developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-researchers-first-to-3d-print-functional-human-brain-tissue/ 45 comments technology
- Pigs, rabbits get 3D-printed penis to restore erectile function in a ‘world-first’ | The penile implants enabled the rabbits and pigs to mate and reproduce biologically within weeks after the surgery. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/pigs-rabbits-get-3d-printed-penis 170 comments technology
- Pigs, rabbits get 3D-printed penis to restore erectile function in a ‘world-first’ | The penile implants enabled the rabbits and pigs to mate and reproduce biologically within weeks after the surgery. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01367-y 118 comments science
- This engineer built a functioning Remy from Ratatouille | Christina Ernst's 3D-printed rat moves its arms to look like it's puppeteering her while she cooks https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/remy-ratatouille-stem-1.7352082 17 comments technology
- First functional human brain tissue produced through 3D printing | A team of researchers has created functional 3D-printed brain tissue to examine the brain's function and study various neurological disorders. https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(23)00439-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1934590923004393%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 5 comments science
- Scientists Can Now 3D Print Functional Organs https://futurism.com/videos/scientists-can-now-3d-print-functional-organs/ 6 comments science
- 3d printer can print functional tools. Incredible! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw 58 comments reddit.com
- 3D Printing a Fully Functional Bicycle http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&%3Bfeature=endscreen&%3Bv=hmxjLpu2BvY 5 comments bicycling
- 3D Printing Plant Cells Shows Promise for Studying Cell Function https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/10/3d-printing-plant-cells-shows-promise-for-studying-cell-function/ 3 comments futurology
- First functional human brain tissue produced through 3D printing https://interestingengineering.com/science/first-functional-human-brain-tissue-produced-through-3d-printing 88 comments technology
- Scientists have developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue. The printed cells reach through the medium to form networks comparable to human brains. The neurons communicate, send signals, and interact with each other through neurotransmitters. https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-researchers-first-to-3d-print-functional-human-brain-tissue/ 58 comments science
- [P] I just posted Episode 2 of my fully functional and 3D printed R2 unit vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKeNsDIXs8 3 comments robotics
- Australian teenager charged with printing a ‘fully functioning’ 3D firearm https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/14/australia/australia-3d-printed-firearm-intl-hnk/index.html 70 comments worldnews
- 3D printed prosthetic leg is cheaper, more durable, more functional and more comfortable product than the traditional model. https://www.behance.net/gallery/20696469/exo-prosthetic-leg 15 comments technology
- MIT creates a 3D printing process that can print both solids and liquids to create hydraulics. Implications are functional robots being created in a single print. http://www.htxt.co.za/2016/04/07/mit-creates-a-3d-printing-process-that-can-print-both-solids-and-liquids-to-create-hydraulics/ 5 comments technology
- 3D printing breakthrough produces functioning human-scale bone and muscle tissue http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-18/3d-printing-breakthrough-enables-human-sized-functioning-tissues/7178800 3 comments worldnews
- I started making a "functional" 3d printed Half-Life 2 Turret/Sentry Gun with a Pi and am documenting the process. [x-post from /r/3dprinting] https://solderchips.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/making-a-3d-printed-functional-half-life-2-turret-part-1/ 12 comments raspberry_pi
- Materials scientists have 3D printed fully functional lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2013/06/printing-tiny-batteries 4 comments science
- Researchers report the development of a new hydrogel ink infused with gelatin fibers that enables 3D printing of a functional heart ventricle that mimics beating like a human heart https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2023/07/fiber-infused-ink-enables-3d-printed-heart-muscle-beat 5 comments science
- A new 3D printer that can simultaneously print polymers of different elasticity and rigidity has allowed Swiss researchers to build a fully functional robotic human hand with bones, ligaments, and tendons. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007664 59 comments futurology
- US Navy 3D prints functional parts with ADDiTEC’s ElemX - Sailors produced essential parts using the containerized ElemX 3D printer on the USS San Diego, while home-ported https://www.voxelmatters.com/us-navy-3d-prints-functional-parts-with-additecs-elemx/ 12 comments futurology
- Oxford researchers develop 3D printing with promise for repairing brain injuries, showing for the first time that neural cells can be 3D printed to mimic architecture of cerebral cortex. When implanted into mouse brain slices, the cells showed structural and functional integration with host tissue. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-10-04-oxford-researchers-develop-3d-printing-method-shows-promise-repairing-brain-injuries 12 comments science
- Artificially grown human organs are seen by many as the "holy grail" for resolving organ shortage. A new sacrificial ink-writing technique from Harvard allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks, yielding viable, organ-specific tissues with high cell density and function. https://wyss.harvard.edu/a-swifter-way-towards-3d-printed-organs/ 698 comments science
- In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab. The discovery could have major implications for studying heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States killing more than 600,000 people a year. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-researchers-3d-print-working-heart-pump-real-human-cells 15 comments science