Yong Chen
A moving platform for 3D printing can cut waste, costs
Researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a low-cost, dynamically controlled surface for 3D printers that reduces waste, saves time.
3D printing has the potential to revolutionize product design and manufacturing in a vast range of fields – from custom components for consumer products, to 3D printed dental products and bone and medical implants that could save lives. However, the process also creates a large amount of expensive and unsustainable waste and takes a long time, making it difficult for 3D printing to be implemented on a wide scale.
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New wearable device changes color to detect early disease marker in newborns sweat
Mar 31, 2021 //
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A team of Northwestern investigators have developed a soft, flexible and skin-like device that can measure chloride levels in a patient’s sweat for improved diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
A Northwestern Engineering-led research team has developed a novel skin-mounted sticker that absorbs sweat and then changes color to provide an accurate, easy-to-read diagnosis of cystic fibrosis within minutes.
While measuring chloride levels in sweat to diagnose cystic fibrosis is standard, the soft, flexible, skin-like “sweat sticker” offers a stark contrast to current diagnostic technologies, which require a rigid, bulky, wrist-strapped device to collect sweat.
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