Previously, this method was laborious, prone to errors and impractical for creating complex structures larger than a few nanometers

A group of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology researchers in Germany report using 3-D direct laser writing based on two-photon polymerization as a tool to fabricate custom-made probes for atomic force microscopy (AFM).

3D-printed, Lego-like system developed at UCR can be used by researchers, students, and clinicians to build lab tools easily and affordably

Researchers hope to create new tissue that can replace or protect damaged muscle after a heart attack

“We are going from human-computer interaction to human-machine interaction.” 

Newly-found phenomenon has important implications for part quality and build speed

The novel system can make customizable pills that release drugs with any desired release profiles

Novel tool expected to speed research on brain and drug development

The key is a photo-initiating chemical compound

New class of robots can be controlled in a less invasive way through the use of light