BIOLIFE4D - The Science of Bioprinting a Human Heart

The mini heart could become a viable tool for cardiotoxicity testing — the study of how drug treatments and medications could cause damage to the heart muscle.

This biotech company claims to have 3D printed a mini human heart

3D Bioprinting

Chicago-based biotech company Biolife4D claims to have 3D bioprinted a miniaturized human heart — chambers, ventricles, and all.

This Biotech Company Claims to Have 3D Printed a Mini Human Heart

More on bioprinted hearts: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/researchers-3d-printed-heart-human-tissue">Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Heart Using Human Tissue</a>

Breakthroughs

Can 3D printing technology really make donor organs obsolete?

"We now have the ability to build constructs that recapitulate key structural, mechanical, and biological properties of native tissues."

Researchers 3D printed functional components of the human heart

Printing Beats

A team of researchers just 3D printed functional components of the human heart using a specialized printer that's capable of printing suspended hydrogels.

Researchers 3D Print Functional Components of Human Heart

Yet another step towards being able to 3D print functional organs.

He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

A court just sent a man to prison for 3D printing a gun

3D Printed Guns

43-year-old Eric McGinnis from Texas was sentenced to eight years in prison for the possession of a partially 3D printed AR-15 rifle, BBC reports.

A Court Just Sent a Man to Prison For 3D Printing a Gun

"I didn't buy a gun, I built the gun."

Health & Medicine

Heart-related disorder treatment has undergone a renaissance in the last few decades.

Advances in Robotics and 3D Printing Could Make Life-Saving Artificial Hearts a Reality

Donor waiting lists would become a thing of the past.

Robots & Machines

Take a Peek at What’s Really Going on Under the Sea

These 3D-Printed Braces Give Us a Better Way to Treat Scoliosis

This drone is approximately the width of a quarter.

Artificial Intelligence

The 3D-Printed Piccolissimo Is The World’s Smallest Drone

There are no downsides to making magnets this way.

3D Printed Permanent Magnets Solve Multiple Problems

These 3D-printed soft robots can bounce without breaking.

These “Soft” Robots Are The Toughest Around

The world’s largest 3D-printed object is the size of an SUV and took only 30 hours to print.

The world's largest 3D-printed object is the size of an SUV and took only 30 hours to print.

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