IoT

Victor Anusci October 28, 2019

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Nano Dimension and Korea’s CBTP form research alliance for electronics 3D printing

Electronics 3D printing company Nano Dimension has signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Chungbuk Technopark (CBTP), a non-profit research institute focused on the smart IT, consumer goods, transportation, energy and bio-health sectors. The collaboration will see the partners working together to advance electronics 3D printing and…

Tess Boissonneault April 30, 2019

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Nano Dimension introduces first 3D printed IoT communication device

Israel-based Nano Dimension has announced another breakthrough in the realm of 3D printed electronics: the company has successfully created the first fully functional 3D printed communication device at a faster rate than devices made using traditional processes. The 3D printed IoT device paves the way for companies and research groups…

Tess Boissonneault April 1, 2019

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Nano Dimension successfully 3D prints side-mounting tech onto PCBs

Nano Dimension, an expert in 3D printing electronics, has announced that its DragonFly Pro 3D printing system has produced the world’s first side-mounting technology for 3D printed PCBs. The feat marks a significant step ahead in the continued evolution of 3D printed circuit boards. The technology could have applications in…

Tess Boissonneault February 18, 2019

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SFU targets sustainability with wood-derived 3D printed electronics

A joint team of researchers from Canada’s Simon Fraser University and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science are developing 3D printable IoT sensors which are disposable and environmentally friendly. Led by SFU professor Woo Soo Kim, the research is investigating the use of wood-derived cellulose materials for electronics. Typically,…

Tess Boissonneault October 10, 2018

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These 3D printed objects don’t need electronics to track and store information

In a time where connected devices and IoT are becoming increasingly mainstream, the idea of an object that tracks information is not wholly surprising. If, however, I told you that the object tracking the information did not integrate any electronics or batteries, I’d certainly expect some quizzical looks. But that’s…

Davide Sher October 11, 2017

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Wearables, fashion and technology, what’s 3D printing gotta do with It?

The Internet of Things, flexible electronics, mass customization, augmentation, bionics and prosthetics, shape memory and programmable materials, sports devices and the Apple Watch. All these trendy tag terms – so different from each other – are somehow described and defined by and contained within the general idea of wearables. But what…

Davide Sher June 27, 2017

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Anouk Wipprecht’s Latest 3D Printed SpeakerDress Turns You Into an Alien Boombox

Dutch 3D printing designer Anouk Wipprecht has made headlines with her 3D printed and interactive SmokeDress, SpiderDress and Drinkbot Dress. Her latest creation – the SpeakerDress – becomes your own eerie wearable Boombox. It is based on Alienology speakers & Anouk’s own teensy + audio adaptor; with a set of sensors…