As impressive as the 3D printing process is, it can also be a bit time consuming. You are creating something out of nothing after all, and your printer needs to dispense and layer every square inch of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Advanced electronics manufacturing demands precise control over multiple layers of functional materials. Each layer - whether conducting electricity, emitting light, or processing ...

Regular table sugar can help to deposit microchips on new and unconventional surfaces, a researcher has shown in a new article. NIST scientist Gary Zabow had never intended to use candy in his lab. It ...

Microcontact printing (μCP) of proteins has been successfully used for patterning surfaces in various contexts. Here we describe a simple 'lift-off' method to print precise patterns of axon guidance ...