3D Printing
Health & Medicine
3D printing medical equipment for COVID-19
The 3D printing space thrives on open source collaboration, and is proving ideal for designing and prototyping customised solutions for medical personal protective equipment
Health & Medicine
Five ways 3D printing is changing medicine
3D printing technology is set to revolutionise medicine from prosthetics and tissue engineering, to customised medicines that are manufactured on demand
Sciences & Technology
How objects could soon ‘heal’ themselves
A new 3D printed gel that can heal like living tissue, and change form in response to environments, has myriad applications from fixing cracked phone screens to adaptive camouflage
Sciences & Technology
Made Possible By Melbourne
Restoring movement – and the sensations of everyday life
Health & Medicine
3D printing to save hearts
New advances in medicine and engineering are letting surgeons print arteries in 3D to personalise treatment for heart disease
Sciences & Technology
Why science matters: Five of the best stories
A potential Ebola vaccine, water on Mars, record warming, 3D body parts and the cancer risks of processed meats all made headlines during the past 12 months
Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
How a thirst for knowledge led to a career among bones
Dr Rita Hardiman started her journey when she was given a chemistry set aged 9, but she has found her passion studying anatomy
Sciences & Technology
Our future lies in the fine print
3D printing will change the way we live, from creating plastic objects to body parts to food
Sciences & Technology
The jaws of life
How a mechanical engineer and a surgeon used cutting edge 3D printing technology to create a working body part that will improve the quality of life for thousands