This edition of the Sliced 3D printing news digest offers the latest stories from across medical and dental, design, research and business.
Featured in this article: Torc2, Smartee Denti-Technology, CONICET, National University of La Plata, Duke University, Maya Varma, C3 Ventures, Michele Lizzit’s $12 3D printer, the Instagif camera, Mini, USC Viterbi, the University of Southampton, German RepRap, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dreve, Prodways and Matsuura Machinery.
Millions of dollars invested in 3D printed aligners, and the latest device innovations
UK medical device firmtorc2has developed a “world first” 3D printer material that can be reshaped at temperatures safe to human skin.
在China,Smartee Denti-Technologyhas raised the equivalent of around $7.6 million (50 million yuan) contributing to the development of its 3D printed teeth retainer business.
在与3D生物发电机的Rovotek-T系列的类似方法, researchers at Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilCONICETand theNational University of La Platahave developed a 4-axis 3D printer for making tubular tissue models.
CONICET ax和拉普拉塔国立大学的4is 3D bioprinter. Clip viaSergio Katzon YouTube
A lab-on-a-chip diagnostic device, called the D4 assay, developed at Duke University, NC, has beenmade using inkjet 3D printing technologyand 17-year-old inventorMaya Varma已经使用FDM技术为她的肺部疾病检测系统制作零件。
在另一个自我感觉良好的故事,密苏里州C3 Ventures3D printed a wheelchair for a paralyzed cat. The black-and-white kitten, called Earl, now joins the ranks of other animals such asZeus the whippetandEOS的Cyrano L. Catte II先生that have had their lives changed by 3D printing.
在novation on a mini scale
在18岁的DIY制造商项目中，Scientific High School的学生Michele Lizzit。哥白尼” - 意大利Udine，已经通过拆卸的扫描仪和纸喷墨打印机的部分建造了12台3D打印机。可以在上面找到创新闭环系统的视频和更多细节Lizzit的项目网站here.
使用3D Systems Projet 7000 SLA 3D打印机，设计师和Tech TinkererAbhishek Singhhas made the “Instagif NextStep” camera. Powered by Raspberry Pie, the camera is capable of producing moving snapshots, or gifs, the likes of which have only been seen before inthe world of witchcraft and wizardry.
“Instagif – A DIY Camera that prints GIFs instantly” Clip viaAbhishek Singhon YouTube
3D printing is also applied in the latestMini Electric Concept，创建更高效，更具空气动力的车轮。
Fiber optic lobsters
龙虾激发了最近对医疗植入物和防弹衣的增强的研究。南加州大学（USC）Viterbi研究的合着者Yong Chen解释说：“当您只在塑料中添加纳米纤维时，总体而言，您的力量提高了4倍。”
“如果我们添加，然后将相同的纳米纤维与1000伏电场对齐，那么您的强度会提高8倍。”
A full paper on the study发表在《高级材料》杂志上。
南安普敦大学的Angeles Camacho Rosales正在调查使用3D印刷玻璃制作光纤，互联网传输等的方法。对墨西哥的讲话National Council of Science and Technology（Conacyt）Rosales解释说，
“目前，当设计光纤时，它通常仅作为原型或计算机模拟，因为在某些情况下，使用这种新方法非常困难甚至不可能，可以实现这些非凡的设计，并转换电信通信。我们知道。”（从原始翻译）。
After installing the first 3D printer on the ISS, U.S. off-world technology initiative Made In Space has similarly turned its efforts tothe fabrication of fiber optics, believing that low gravity conditions may help the process.
Business updates: German RepRap, U.S. DoE, Prodways and Matsuura Machinery
在B系列融资中，FFF 3D打印机制造商German RepRap已经提出了一个未公开的七位数私募股权。
TheUniversity of Wisconsin-Madisonhas received $2.1 million funding from the U. S. government to develop 3D printedheat exchangers for refrigerators. The money adds to an initial $2.85 million awarded to the team by the Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-e) program in 2015.
German medical device company德雷夫has solidified its commitment to 3D printing ordering its 13th MOVINGLIGHT dental 3D printer from Prodways.
最后，日本的Matsuura机械will showcase the hybrid LUMEX additive manufacturing and CNC milling machine at September’supcoming TCT show in Birmingham.
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特色图像：Abhishek Singh的Instagif相机上的切片徽标。YouTube上的Abhishek Singh的原始图像
