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Transparency Market Research Publishes New Report on Global 3D Printing Market

A recent report published by Transparency Market Research states that the global 3D printing in medical applications market, which stood at US$354.5 million in 2012 is anticipated to reach US$965.5 million by 2019, exhibiting progressive at 15.4% CAGR between 2013 and 2019.

30 May 2015

Zeepro to Showcase Cloud-Based 3D Printer at Bespoke Demo

Today is the launch of Bespoke at Westfield San Francisco Centre and Zeepro will showcase its user-friendly 3D printer. The company is proud to be one of the selected innovative tech startup companies to be a part of Bespoke's launch.

30 May 2015

Stratasys-Creaform Partnership Empowers Users to Leverage Cutting-Edge 3D Scanning and 3D Printing Technology

Stratasys Ltd., a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, announced a joint marketing partnership in North America with Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions.

From Creaform Engineering 30 May 2015

Calibrated Glass and Oil Standards for Glass Refractive Index Measurements

CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions, is proud to announce the introduction of its Glass Refractive Standards set. This set is used to calibrate instruments, such as CRAIC ...

From CRAIC Technologies 29 May 2015

Researchers Discover the Best Kind of Rubber for Reliable Reproduction

University of Leicester researchers have that for reproducing textured surfaces, rubbers with a more fluid formulation are more reliable than those that are thick and sticky.

29 May 2015

Engineers Create Gecko Fingertip-Inspired Adhesive Material

Stanford engineers have created an adhesive material inspired by the unique properties of grippy gecko fingertips, which could enable robotic hands to hold nearly any kind of object by applying less pressure.

29 May 2015

Synthetic Spider Silk-Like Material Holds Promise in Biomedicals

A team of researchers from various American universities has discovered a way to synthetically create spider silk samples in the laboratory after several years of studying the complex structure and production.

29 May 2015

Association for Corporate Growth Honors Michelman with “Deal Maker of the Year” Award

Michelman was recognized by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) with a “Deal Maker of the Year” award for its successful growth initiatives over the past two years.

29 May 2015

Nissan Acquires Yxlon Y.MU2000 Computed Tomography System for Aluminium Casting Facility in Australia

With talk revolving around the demise of manufacturing in Australia and the shrinking automotive component manufacturing activity, one Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) defies the trend.

29 May 2015

Newage Launches New Generation of Versitron Rockwell Hardness Tester

Newage now launches the new generation of the Versitron Rockwell hardness tester – also known as the “Industry Workhorse”.

From Lloyd Instruments Ltd. 28 May 2015

TA Instruments Acquires Assets of Bose Electroforce Group

TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of certain assets related to the Bose ElectroForce Group, from the Bose Corporation of Framingham Massachusetts. The Bose ElectroForce group manufactures dynamic mechanical...

From TA Instruments 28 May 2015

Oxford Instruments Enters into Joint Venture with GD Intressenter AB, Comprising Omicron Nanotechnology and Scienta Scientific

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, today announces that it has entered into a Joint Venture with GD Intressenter AB of Sweden (“GDI”) to...

From Oxford Instruments 28 May 2015

Mass Spectrometric Measurement of Plasma and Flame Chemistry

The mass spectrometric analysis of the ionised and chemically unstable reactive species generated in flame and high-pressure plasma environments requires their rapid transit through vacuum through to the mass spectrometer with minimal interaction.

From Hiden Analytical 28 May 2015

Bruker Launch New Contour Elite 3D Optical Microscopes, Combining 3D Surface Metrology with High-Definition Microscopy

Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the release of its new Contour Elite 3D Optical Microscopes, which for the first time fully integrate high-definition microscopy imaging with industry-leading three-dimensional (3D) optical metrology functionality.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 28 May 2015

3D Printing Enables Standardized Bird Egg Rejection Experiments

New research that tests the benefits of using 3D printed eggs for study on how birds reject eggs has been published in the PeerJ journal. Brood parasites try to slip in their eggs into other bird’s nests. However, birds have the ability to identify and reject these eggs.

By Alessandro Pirolini 27 May 2015