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Open-Source 3D Printed Clip-On Microscope For Smartphones

This is an open source design for a smartphone camera microscope which can be customized, downloaded and 3D printed.

3D Printed Lab Equipment – 10 Great Curated Models to 3D Print

Thanks to ridiculously high prices, extra laboratory supplies are often hard to come by. Not anymore! Presenting some of the coolest 3D printed lab equipment.

Big Things, Small Packages

3D Printing Microfluidic Models – 5 Most Interesting Projects

One of the goals of low cost 3D printing is to be able to create medical and scientific devices from it. Diagnostically capable microfluidic models represent the first step into this exciting new world of 3D printing and biosensing capabilities.

Eureka

Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme that Eats Plastic

In what could be a major ecological breakthrough, scientists have accidentally invented a mutant enzyme that likes to feast on PET plastic.

3DP in Zero-G

3D Printing in Space: 10+ Projects to Watch in 2021

Space exploration has never been more exciting! From rockets to moon bases, check out these examples of 3D printing in space.

Matters of the Heart

Artificial Silicone Heart 3D Printed by ETH Zurich

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed an entirely soft artificial heart made with a 3D printing and lost-wax casting technique.

Pinky and the Brain

How To Turn an MRI Into a 3D Printed Brain

One maker shares the story behind his 3D Printed Brain, and gives step-by-step instructions for turning any MRI into a printed creation.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

Saving Trees with 3D Printed Beetle Traps

Entomologists use 3D printed beetle traps to study species that causes severe damage to trees, by infecting them with a devastating fungus.

Make Microbes Big Again

This 3D Printed Open-Source Microscope Aims to Reduce Waterborne Diseases

Cambridge Scientists have created the WaterScope - 3D printed open source microscope to test for waterborne diseases in an affordable way.

That's No Moon

Impressive Lunar Phase Clock Made with 3D Printing & Arduino

Behold the 3D printed lunar phase clock, made with Arduino and open source tools, that reflects the phases of the moon with LED lights.

Clever!

Ulticast Process Uses 3D Printer to Cast Silicone for Soft Robotics

Students from Delft University of Technology have modfied a 3D printer to cast silicone for soft robotics in a process they call Ulticast.

Things to Come

Bill Nye the Science Guy Loves 3D Printing

When it comes to science and education, Bill Nye the Science Guy really knows his stuff. So what does he think of 3D printing technology?

Block Party

3D Printed LEGO System for Chemistry & Biology Labs

Researchers from University of California, Riverside developed a 3D printed LEGO style modular system for chemistry and biology instruments.

Ancient Wonder

3D Printed Trilobites in Metal Look Absolutely Incredible

Scientist creates a set of beautiful 3D printed trilobites in steel, bronze and silver, using a Formlabs printer and metal printing service from Shapeways.

So long and thanks for all the prints

Researchers 3D Print How Dolphins See Humans

Soon, we may know exactly what dolphins see. Researchers have 3D printed an image of what a human looks like to dolphins.

♫ Stir it upppp ♫

[Project] 3D Print Your Own Magnetic Stirrer

Need some on-the-run laboratory equipment or just a neat way to mix liquids? One hobbyist named John Coggeshall shows us how to build a 3D printed magnetic stirrer. Let's get scientific!

Sweet Smell of Success

How to 3D Print a Better Nose with PDMS Polymer

A combination of two different PDMS polymers allows for 3D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion, according to new research from Penn State University.

Cryogenics Advance

3D Printed Super-Soft Structures that Replicate Brain and Lungs

Researchers have developed a novel method to fabricate softer super-soft structures for organ regeneration.

BuzzFeed

Researchers Invent 3D Printed Robot Lab to Study Fruit Flies

Thanks to researchers from Imperial College London, scientists can now 3D print a Raspberry Pi-powered mini lab to study fruit flies.

Space Camp

High School Students Make 3D Printed Rocket Propellant

High schoolers joined SD Mines' Research and Engineering Apprenticeship summer program to make 3D printed rocket propellant.