Engineering
Emerging technologies
Emerging technologies are technologies that are perceived as capable of changing the status quo. These technologies are generally new but…
Topology optimization
Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method that optimizes material layout within a given design space, for a given set…
Organ printing
A printable organ is an artificially constructed device designed for organ replacement, produced using 3D printing techniques. The primary purpose…
Open manufacturing
Open Manufacturing or "Open Production" or "Design Global, Manufacture Local" is a new model of socioeconomic production in which physical…
Four-dimensional printing
4-dimensional printing (4D printing; also known as 4D bioprinting, active origami, or shape-morphing systems) uses the same techniques of 3D…
Design for additive manufacturing
Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM or DFAM) is design for manufacturability as applied to additive manufacturing (AM). It is a…
Applications of 3D printing
3D printing has many applications. In manufacturing, medicine, architecture, and custom art and design. Some people use 3D printers to…
Rapid prototyping
Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly…
Distributed manufacturing
Distributed manufacturing also known as distributed production, cloud producing and local manufacturing is a form of decentralized manufacturing practiced by…
Digital modeling and fabrication
Digital modeling and fabrication is a design and production process that combines 3D modeling or computing-aided design (CAD) with additive…