You may not realize it until you've listened to one for 19 hours straight, but a 3D printer can be noisy. Much like the dot matrix printers of old, 3D printers have mechanisms that move, squeak, ...

Quiet printers are specifically designed to reduce operational noise, providing a smoother and less intrusive user experience ...

Graduate student Sujit Rokka Chhetri with the 3-D printer used in the test. As it moves, the device makes unique sounds that a computer algorithm can recognize and translate into usable code. Graduate ...

Aug. 31 (UPI) --Scientists have found a way to print with sound. The new technology will help printers exert more precise control over the shape and viscosity of ink droplets. The acoustic printer won ...

In a major breakthrough, scientists at the Universities of Bath and Bristol have successfully used sound to control ink droplets and print precise patterns. A paper on the new printing technique, ...

Italy’s WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) aims to help the world’s impoverished by 3D-printing sustainable dwellings using all natural materials. Unveiled at the Maker Faire Rome, the portable 3D ...

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