A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks, reports a study published this week in Science Robotics

'3D-Fuge,' part of the growing field of frugal science, helps democratize research

Current tools for structure design, such as computer-aided design and finite-element analysis, require a lot of knowledge and training to use

The system could automate chemical synthesis for batteries and drug formulations

Chalcogenide glass is a unique material used to make optical components that operate at mid-infrared wavelengths

First-of-its-kind nanogenerator designed by UCLA researchers and colleagues also acts as a weather station

The device allows fundamental brain research that could provide new insight for human brain conditions

Rice University bioengineers lead effort to print scaffolds to heal bone and cartilage

Researchers have built an inexpensive electrospinning device partially using the popular children's toy Lego

More complex applications could be developed if 3D printers could use different materials and create multi-material parts