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Continuous 3D Printing of Architected Piezoelectric Sensors
Piezoelectric materials can convert mechanical energy to electricity or vice versa and have enabled diverse applications such as energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. A wide variety of inorganic ceramics and organic polymers have been considered as piezoelectric materials. However, neither the piezoelectric ceramics nor the piezoelectric polymers...
Published: 2/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Siying Liu, Wenbo Wang, Xiangfan Chen
Keywords(s): Materials and Electronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing, Printing, Sensors
Category(s): Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Chemical/Biological Sensors, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Multiphase Direct Ink Writing for 3D Printing
­Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, is a manufacturing technique that builds layer-by-layer materials. 3D printing has advantages over traditional manufacturing with respect to rapid prototyping, complicated design, and material sustainability. Commonly used 3D printing mechanisms include vat-polymerization, material jetting,...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dharneedar Ravichandran, Weiheng Xu, Mounika Kakarla, Sayli Jambhulkar, Yuxiang Zhu, Kenan Song
Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, Composites, Printing
Category(s): Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Fiber Reinforced Laminated Object Manufacturing (FRLOM) using Photopolymerization Liquid Resin and Nanofiber Array Tape
TechnologyRecently, three-dimensional (3D) printing has become vital for the production of various materials for a wide range of industries including military, aerospace, healthcare, automotive and infrastructure applications. Over 93 percent of manufacturing companies now use 3D technologies in their processes as they can reduce the time to market...
Published: 2/14/2024   |   Inventor(s): Dave Jao, Vince Beachley
Keywords(s): 3D, Additive Manufacturing, Nanofibers, Printing, Resin
Category(s): Engineering > Manufacturing
3D Concrete Printing
As modern architecture makes ever greater demands on construction specialists, meeting these developments creatively and cost effectively poses a range of testing challenges.Funded by the EPSRC and IMCRC, researchers in the School of Civil and Building Engineering have been developing 3D printing technology for the construction industry for almost a...
Published: 8/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Rupert Soar, Richard Buswell, Simon Austin, Sungwoo Lim, John Webster, Nikolaos Konstantinidis, Thanh Le
Keywords(s): Architectural Engineering, Construction, Design Management, Printing, Sustainable Infrastructure
Category(s): Civil and Building Engineering
Rapid Manufacturing
High Speed SinteringHigh Speed Sintering (HSS) is a new Additive Manufacturing (AM) process invented at and patented by Loughborough University.The process utilises inkjet print heads and infra-red heating technology to manufacture parts layer by layer from polymer powder materials.Since the inception of HSS in 2003, led by Professor Neil Hopkinson,...
Published: 6/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Neil Hopkinson, Poonjolai Erasenthiran, Helen Thomas
Keywords(s): 3D Computer Aided Design, Additive Manufacturing, Design Management, Innovative Technologies, Manufacturing, Printing, Process Improvement, Technology
Category(s): Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials