🏗️ By combining #DIW with up-conversion particles-assisted #photopolymerization, a... #3Dprinting method for #ceramics eliminates the need for additional support structures, improving printing efficiency and reducing post-processing defects. Nature Communicationsshow more

This print appears to be happening in midair -... it's a method of #3Dprinting that combines direct ink writing with up-conversion particles-assisted photopolymerization. Video Credit: ASTM International Research: Yongqin Zhao, Junzhe Zhu, Wangyan He, Yu Liu, Xinxin Sang & Ren Liu -------------------------------- Stay ahead of the curve! Follow us now on our WhatsApp ( and Telegram ( channels and stay updated about the cutting edge.show more

Multi-axis 3D printing with curved layers! 🖨️ Researchers from... the The University of Manchester introduced a neural network-based computational pipeline as a representation-agnostic slicer for multi-axis 3D printing. Traditional 3D printing works like stacking pancakes, flat layers on top of each other. 🥞 This often requires temporary support structures that get thrown away after printing, wastes material, and creates weaker parts. Multi-axis 3D printing can print along curved paths that follow the object's natural shape. This eliminates support structures and makes stronger parts. But figuring out these curved paths is mathematically complex, you need to avoid collisions, respect what the printer can physically do, and optimize for strength. The neural network solves this automatically. It learns to create a "field" around the object, then extracts curved printing paths from this field. Because the entire process is differentiable (translation for non-math specialists, meaning you can optimize it end-to-end), the AI can directly optimize for manufacturing goals like "no support structures needed" and "make it as strong as possible." Here's the project: ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →show more

A metal origami! 🪭 This method is called Hyperbolic... Metal Forming and is hypnotizing to watch. Instead of shaping metal with slow mechanical force, HMF uses controlled shockwaves to form complex geometries at extreme speed, often without the need for heavy dies or post-processing. The result is stronger, lighter parts with shapes that are almost impossible using traditional stamping. That’s why you see it popping up in aerospace, automotive structures, and defense components. Think of it like metal origami, but driven by high-energy pulses instead of presses. A small reminder that some things in manufacturing come from physics, not just automation. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →show more

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🚨🇷🇺 Russian scientists find way to make aircraft and... ship parts stronger and cheaper Researchers at Cherepovets State University have discovered that adjusting the annealing temperature of aluminium-magnesium alloy sheets can significantly alter its strength and plasticity, ending the need for costly rare metals or further processing 🔸 Heating the alloy to 330°C reduces plasticity by the formation of secondary-phase particles — making it stronger 🔸 Heating it further to 370°C triggers recrystallisation, restoring plasticity for more flexible parts 🔸 The same alloy can be tuned for different applications: rigid for load-bearing structures or flexible for shaped components 🔸 The AA5056 alloy is widely used in aviation and shipbuilding for its resistance to low temperatures and corrosion The breakthrough allows manufacturers to tailor material properties from the start — reducing production time, cutting costs and strengthening Russian self-sufficiency in critical materialsshow more

Turning + Gravity = smart low cost automation‼️ sponsored... Smart turning replaces complex drives with the simplest force available: GRAVITY In high-speed production lines, active product manipulation often introduces unnecessary mechanical stress and energy costs. 💡 The technical approach: By combining a calculated incline CNC-machined internal geometries, products are rotated passively. This eliminates the need for additional motors while ensuring 100% reproducible alignment. ✅ Key Technical Benefits: ➡️ Custom Geometric Contours: The internal glide path is an exact negative of your product, providing stabilized guidance even for asymmetrical shapes. ➡️ Advanced Tribology: High-performance plastics minimize friction coefficients, protecting sensitive surfaces and reducing wear. ➡️ Simplified Maintenance: A solid-block design reduces joints and dead spaces, allowing for rapid, tool-free format changes. Leveraging gravity reduces system complexity + maximizes OEE by making physics do the work. Best Regards Ulrich - The German Engineer by MURTFELDT - seen it at Florian Paletini #automation #ebgineering #techWithUlishow more

What is the 4-step cricothyrotomy method? This method uses... 4 steps: Scalpel-finger-bougie-tube 1. Scalpel to the cricothyroid membrane 2. Finger insertion into the trachea with downward traction 3. Insertion of a bougie into the track with the finger it in feeling for the tracheal rings 4. Insertion of the tube over the bougie It is a simplified method for performing the procedure that eliminates steps such as the use of trach hook. While this procedure was popularized by the US military through the Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines, it has been described for many years before the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. There's obviously no RCT data on this method in humans, but cadaver, mannequin, and case series data demonstrate reliability and efficiency. PMID: 9950380, 8922017, 9774928 #emergency #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #icu #erlife #iculife #science #data #research #army #armymedicine #armyemdoc #trauma #airway #military #tccc #navy #airforce #marines #medx #medtwittershow more

Using vDISCO tissue clearing, and a new ultrabright chemical... labeling strategy, this Neuron paper introduces LINCS, a powerful method for rapid 3D connectivity mapping in large tissue samples, from whole brains to whole bodies. A very nice advance for scalable circuit mapping, especially by combining strong, uniform labeling with sparse single-neuron reconstruction. Outstanding work by the Rui Lin lab. Full paper: #TissueClearing #LightSheetMicroscopy #Neuroscience #BrainMapping #Connectomics #3DImagingshow more

Jayden Daniels has such an uncanny feel for space... Combine his speed/agility with movement efficiency, and he is so uniquely dangerous Hopefully we see decision-making grow to help support health/longevity... the feel for space to avoid contact shows up on a lot of reps.show more

❤️🔥Start New Mission🔥❤️ Need products,personal care products🙏For 40 people🫂... 🎯To go 1280🙏Please RT and boost🚀 I will be grateful to everyone for the support of these wonderful people.🙏❤️ If you want to support the mission with a donation🔽 🅿️🅿️ [email protected] 🅿️🅿️ [email protected](if the first method doesn't work)show more

Great news for Ukrainian defense tech: signed agreements with... EU Commissioner Andrius Kubilius for access to EU defense programs and €300M in funding. Through the new BraveTech EU Ukraine Support Instrument, our companies can access €260M to scale up production and €35.3M for innovation grants—covering up to 100% of costs. This is a true win-win. We are combining EU resources with our battlefield-tested tech to build a safer Europe. Thank you, Andrius Kubilius and the EU team 🇺🇦🇪🇺show more

🚀New paper out - We present Video-MSG (Multimodal Sketch... Guidance), a novel planning-based training-free guidance method for T2V models, improving control of spatial layout and object trajectories. 🔧 Key idea: • Generate a Video Sketch — a spatio-temporal plan with background, foreground, and motion in the pixel space. • Encode this structure directly into the latent space of the diffusion model during generation, which does not require fine-tuning or additional memory during inference. 🧵show more

5-axis 3D printing is pushing additive manufacturing beyond traditional... limits. 🤯 This helical coil was produced using the 5-axis system developed by Generative Machine Company, with Aibuild software generating the synchronized multi-axis toolpath. The machine and software work together to dynamically control the print path, layer height and speed, allowing complex geometries to be produced without traditional support structures. Aibuild and Generative Machine Company are showing what happens when advanced software and multi-axis hardware are designed to work as one system. Could 5-axis printing become the future of complex-part manufacturing? 👀 🎥 Media: Aibuild × Generative Machine Company ⚠️ This content is shared for informational purposes only. CTO Robotics Media is a media platform and does not own or develop the technology shown. Credit belongs to the original creators. #Aibuild #GenerativeMachine #GenerationOne #5Axis3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing #3DPrinting #Robotics #AdvancedManufacturing #Engineering #Manufacturing #CTORoboticsMedia show more

Today may have been long and exhausting, but I... am deeply happy to have rescued the library of the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Development. It is a profound honor to know that these books were once read by Dr. Refaat Alareer. We have saved over 1,000 specialized books covering Palestinian, Zionist, and Israeli studies. We need your support to print more books for the Phoenix Library | مكتبة العنقاء . We are still in need of a larger collection. The cost of paper and printing is extremely high in Gaza, as the occupation continues to block the entry of paper and books. Please continue to support us through the link.show more

What does a real humanoid robotics dataset actually look... like? Humanoid robots are expensive and complex, which makes their data unusually difficult to collect - and difficult for most people to get hands-on experience with. We previously shared a post on conversion code for the new Human in the Wild dataset by BitRobot 🦾, Hugging Face, and Unitree. Now we’re publishing the full HIW-500 data converted to RRD, so you can explore that data directly with Rerun. Watch the robot move. Inspect cameras and robot states together. Zoom in on a moment and query episodes through Rerun catalog! If you’re curious about a real-world humanoid dataset, HIW-500 is now a lot easier to explore. We share the conversion code along with our previous abc-130k dataset conversion example.show more

It’s time for us to stand with Dr.Sivaranjini, who... has been served a legal notice by Kenvue (the consumer-health spin-off of Johnson & Johnson). We support her courage in speaking up for patient safety and ethical medical practice.show more

[ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra] [Tilt Release Technology⚡⚡️] Embrace the... future of fast printing with our Tilt Release Technology! The #ELEGOOSaturn4Ultra LCD 3d printer features a tilt release technology, which prints faster as it helps release your printed models by tilting the resin tank and LCD screen. This means faster printing speeds than before and reduced overall print times! You can even switch between fast and slow print speeds with ease during the printing process, and the maximum speed can be up to ✅150mm/hour. Paired with a 12K high-resolution LCD screen, you can get high precision and perfect surface detail effects while enjoying rapid printing at the same time! . Subscribe to our official store for notifications when it is available:show more

“Our crew’s nothing special. We’re just a group of... people that need houses and need jobs and need a why.” —Danny Desjarlais, Lower Sioux Hemp Program and Housing Project Manager Growing, processing and building with hemp has created an opportunity for the Lower Sioux Indian Community to address the dual crises of affordable housing and unemployment. By managing all aspects of production, they’ve built the first self-sufficient hempcrete model of its kind in the US. And they’re building safer, more resilient and energy-efficient homes that stand up to Minnesota’s humid summers and freezing winters. Watch “The Green Buffalo” atshow more