In a leap forward for materials science, a multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a pioneering method of 3D printing cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), enabling complex, ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly referred to as 3D printing (3DP), is a powerful method of creating objects from computer-aided design models and provides unprecedented control over object shape ...

Color 3D printing has gone mainstream, and we expect more than one hacker will be unpacking one over the holidays. If you have, say, a color inkjet printer, the process is simple: print. Sure, maybe ...

A new 3D-printing ink, inspired by the color-shifting capabilities of chameleons, has been developed by scientists, offering the ability to change colors within a single print job. This innovative ink ...

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printers have evolved from a time sink gimmick to sophisticated additive manufacturing equipment that sits on a user's desk. There's no longer a need for multiple ...

Both the monomer-emissive crystal of 1 and the excimer-emissive crystal of 2 exhibit (+)-CPL and transform by grinding into excimer-emissive amorphous states that retain (+)-CPL. Certain advanced ...