7Department of Medical Engineering, School of Engineering, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.6Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
5Department of Biomedical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. 4Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey. 3Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. 2Department of Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. 1BIOMATEN, Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Dilara Goksu Tamay 1,2 †, Tugba Dursun Usal 1,2,3 †, Ayse Selcen Alagoz 1 †, Deniz Yucel 1,4, Nesrin Hasirci 1,2,5,6 and Vasif Hasirci 1,2,3,7 * Read more about these key trends – including plenty of real-world examples – in my new book, Tech Trends in Practice: The 25 Technologies That Are Driving The 4th Industrial Revolution. This could, for example, be used to create truly customizable, form-fitting shoes that adapt to the wearer’s feet.ģD and 4D printing are just one of 25 technology trends that I believe will transform our society. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have printed silicone material that is flexible and can adapt itself when heat is applied. The perfect gift for loved ones? Sure.ĤD printing is certainly less common than 3D printing, but one example shows how it could be used in the future. Thanks to startup company Beheld’s 3D printing technology, you can create a mini figurine of yourself. Fully watertight and working, the colorful kayak took around $500 worth of materials to make.ģD printing is even being used to give blind art lovers the ability to appreciate classic paintings, by turning those paintings into 3D printed sculptures. Proving that you don't need an industrial kit to create impressive 3D printed objects, Jim Smith of Grass Roots Engineering created a full-size kayak on a home printer over the course of 42 days. The supersize printer used to create the boat is able to print objects up to 100 feet long and 22 feet wide. The University of Maine set a Guinness World Record when it 3D printed the largest boat ever printed – a 25-foot, 5,000-pound boat called 3Dirigo. 
And because Apis Cor’s printing devices are mobile, houses can be printed on-site rather than in a factory. The mobile printer lays down layers of a concrete mixture to build up the walls, then, once the printer is removed, insulation, windows, and a roof are added. Russian startup Apis Cor is able to 3D print a modest house in just 24 hours, and save up to 40 percent on construction costs. It can print pizza, bean burgers, and a range of healthier options using edible ingredients. The Foodini 3D food printer, made by Natural Machines, is designed to create personalized printed food. And Kasko isn’t the only one printing food… Ukrainian architect-turned-pastry-chef Dinara Kasko has made a name for herself on Instagram by posting pictures of her striking geometric 3D printed pastries. The mouse went on to give birth to healthy babies. At the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, a mouse was implanted with synthetic, printed ovaries. But one pioneering experiment gives hope that we might see an innovative new treatment approach in the future. Overcoming infertility is often a long, painful, and expensive process. What’s really exciting is the printed tissue survived after being implanted and became functional tissue. Here are some unexpected items that can now be successfully printed.Īt the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, researchers have been able to print bones, muscles, and ears – a process known as bioprinting – and implant them successfully into animals.
But these technologies have much wider applications beyond manufacturing settings – and many of these applications might surprise you. Amazing examples of 3D and 4D printing in actionĪs you can probably imagine, 3D and 4D printing have the potential to transform manufacturing.
0 kommentar(er)
