Posts Tagged ‘3D’
Scans show why maternity clothes don’t fit
U. MISSOURI (US) — Women would buy even more maternity clothes if the cuts and sizes were based on the fifth month of pregnancy, not the seventh, according to new research. Continue…
Monday, March 4, 2013 14:20 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 9:37 - 0 Comments
Robot bat wing gives lessons in flight
BROWN (US) — A robotic bat wing is offering insight into the dynamics of flight that could ultimately be used to design small flapping aircraft. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 10:54 - 0 Comments
To build test for toxins, levitate cells
RICE (US) — Scientists have used magnetic levitation to grow realistic lung tissue, which could lead to faster and cheaper toxicity tests for airborne chemicals. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 9, 2013 10:06 - 0 Comments
Self-moving gel lets material ‘talk to itself’
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Scientists have discovered a synthetic material that can rebuild itself through chemical communication. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 14, 2012 15:10 - 0 Comments
More biofuel, less biofilm from cellulose secrets
U. VIRGINIA (US) — New research reveals how cells extrude cellulose—findings that could improve biofuel production and help better fight bacteria.
Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2012 17:15 - 0 Comments
X-rays find weak spot in ulcer bacteria
STANFORD / UC IRVINE (US) — Powerful X-rays have revealed a potential way to attack Helicobacter pylori, a stomach bacteria harbored by at least half the world’s population. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2012 15:46 - 0 Comments
3D model reveals stubborn TB’s defense
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new 3D model of a tuberculosis protein opens the way to drugs that help crack the problem of super-resistant TB bacteria, the model’s developers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 1, 2012 12:21 - 1 Comment
Virtual gamer bot beats Turing’s ‘human’ test
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — An artificially intelligent virtual gamer has won the BotPrize by convincing a panel of judges that it was more human-like than half of its human opponents. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 19, 2012 10:13 - 3 Comments
Software adds brawn to 3D-printed objects
PURDUE (US) — Objects created with 3D printing often fall apart or lose their shape, but new software anticipates weak spots and increases durability. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 29, 2012 14:34 - 7 Comments
Software adds joints for 3D printed figures
CORNELL (US) — New software takes a graphic image of a video game or movie character and translates it into a posable plastic model to be fabricated by a 3D printer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 13, 2012 10:07 - 0 Comments
Imaging combo spots infection in 3D
VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have combined MRI and imaging mass spectrometry to visualize the body’s inflammatory response to a bacterial infection in 3D. (more…)
