The team was initially inspired by the mantis shrimp, which conquers its prey with a "dactyl club" appendage that grows tougher on impact through twisting cracks that dissipate energy and prevent the ...

This 3D-printed robot can crack it for you. The motorized, battery-powered, 3D-printed, Arduino-based Combo Breaker is a portable, open-source exploit for cracking combination locks in less than ...

HIVE: A 3D-Printed Masonry Wall. During 2021, a Waterloo University team in Toronto, Canada, completed the construction of an office space privacy wall.

One of the big questions people have about 3D printed home walls is about dust collection. 3D construction companies told Insider that cleaning their walls is similar to traditional walls. Some ...

A 3D-printed cast concept, more flexible and wearer-friendly than traditional plaster cast for break and fracture patients, is the latest potential application of advanced materials manipulation ...

The researchers found that the technique eliminated up to 95% of cracking normally observed in a nickel-based superalloy. They now plan to apply the method to other crack-sensitive alloys. A method ...

"The exoskeletons of arthropods have crack propagation and toughening mechanisms that we can reproduce in 3D-printed cement paste," said Pablo Zavattieri, Purdue professor of civil engineering.

New 3D-printed cement paste gets stronger when it cracks -- just like structures in nature. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 10 / 181003162712.htm ...