Apr 13, 2023 Shake your 3D printer by the hand By Edward Carter Cambridge researchers have created a soft, 3D-printed robotic hand that, despite being controlled only at the wrist, is capable of...
Apr 05, 2023 Fantastic furniture fished from the sea By Susan Bradley We all know that plastic in the ocean is a serious problem. According to the World Wildlife Fund, up to 90% of all seabirds and 52% of...
Mar 03, 2023 AI designed, 3D printed supplements could manage menopause symptoms By Susan Bradley As recently reported in Design Week, London-based product development company Morrama are working on a menopause management app called...
Feb 23, 2023 Are papers and patents becoming less disruptive over time? By Caitlin Morris In January, Nature published an article on the disruptiveness of papers and patents over time. In this study they took data from 45...
Feb 20, 2023 Swarming AI-Robots on Mars create a buzz By Jeremy Russ Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in the media at the moment, and rightly so. Huge developments are being made in the field of...
Jan 30, 2023 Additive manufacturing powers wind farm growth By Susan Bradley Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is now widely used for prototyping and manufacturing across a range of industries. A recent...
Jan 17, 2023 3D printed tiles pave the way for reef rescue By Susan Bradley Coral reefs make up less than 1% of the ocean but provide a home to 25% of all the world’s marine life, according to The Reef-World...
Oct 03, 2022 Space Suppliers Summit - Glasgow By Franziska Luckert Scotland is emerging as a key player of the UK’s space sector with almost a fifth of all UK jobs being based there. The number of small...
Sep 08, 2022 Three of my favourite technologies converge By Pamela Bryer Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to design 3D-printed lenses that can filter out extraneous objects so that only the target...
Aug 10, 2022 Printable batteries? No-waste battery disposal? Are environmentally responsible batteries around the corner? By Robert Carpmael I read this article with interest. A seemingly fully disposable battery that is shelf stable, activatable just with a few drops of water,...
Jul 28, 2022 EPO confirms patentability of additive manufacturing G-code By Matthew Jefferies The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently confirmed that it is possible to obtain patent protection for additive manufacturing...
Jul 14, 2022 Consultation outcome - "Call for views on designs" By Robert Carpmael The UK’s departure from the European Union has provided the UK Government with some freedom to reshape the domestic designs regime, be...