Manufacturing

Beyond Burgers: Animal and Plant Cells Combined for 3D-Printed Steaks

IEEE Spectrum: Plant-based burgers that taste a heck of a lot like the real thing are now at your local Burger King. And you can find realistic meatless ground beef and sausages at grocery stores. As the next big thing in…

How One Scientist Is Giving Old Phones a Second Life With E-Waste Microfactories

Discover Magazine: Not all waste has to go to waste. Most of the world’s 2.22 billion tons of annual trash ends up in landfills or open dumps. Veena Sahajwalla, a…

Medtech Miniaturization: How Tiny Devices Make a Big Impact

MDDI: Nearly five years ago, FDA approved Medtronic’s Micra, the first leadless pacemaker to reach the U.S. market. Touted as the world’s smallest pacemaker, the Micra represented a major innovative leap in pacemaker technology. The device is also a perfect…

3D-Printed Metamaterial Could Lead to Lighter, Safer Cars

Design News: A new type of 3D-printed material made by combining polyethylene and polypropylene with carbon nanotubes is tougher and lighter than similar forms of aluminum, scientists say. The plastic-carbon nanotube composite plate-lattice metamaterials belong to a class of artificially-created cellular…