https://www.scmp.com/rss/318496/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Chinese scientists have developed a new technique that solidifies liquid into three-dimensional objects in under a second, making for the world’s fastest 3D printing. 3D printing is no longer a novel concept – whether it is tech enthusiasts creating digital objects, metal printing conducted in space, customised bone structures for patients or even military units using 3D-printed parts for weapon repairs. However, these technologies still rely on mechanical scanning by a printing nozzle, building... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3344554/quick-blink-chinese-scientists-unveil-3d-printing-under-second?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3344554/quick-blink-chinese-scientists-unveil-3d-printing-under-second?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Gloria Fung Gloria Fung Watch straps are as much about function as they are about form. They are an integral part of a watch’s construction and wear, and can also transform a design’s aesthetic through their build, texture and fit. The strap has always been crucial in the development of the wristwatch: its development is the reason why pocket watches and their chains are almost never seen in the wild any more. They are an integral part of the experience of wearing a watch, transforming a design’s aesthetic through its... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3341209/evolution-watch-strap-tudor-and-grand-seiko-jaeger-lecoultre-and-zenith?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3341209/evolution-watch-strap-tudor-and-grand-seiko-jaeger-lecoultre-and-zenith?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng One of the biggest moments for China’s booming robotics industry this year was the catwalk performance by carmaker Xpeng’s new humanoid robot: it was so lifelike that founder He Xiaopeng had to unzip its back to prove there was no person inside. The reveal exposed what was under the covers: bionic “muscles” that enable such uncanny lifelikeness, made possible by the 3D printing technology and high-performance materials from Chinese start-up PollyPolymer. Wang Wenbin, founder and chairman of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3337880/how-chinese-start-scaling-3d-printing-sneakers-robots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3337880/how-chinese-start-scaling-3d-printing-sneakers-robots?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:00:10 +0000 Ben Young Ben Young While the US’ AI companies have repeatedly made headlines with historically high valuations, some keen-eyed investors have been making money in China’s AI sector, which has also been on the rise. Thanks to the success of DeepSeek and other native large language models (LLMs), Grace Tam, chief investment adviser at BNP Paribas (BNPP) Hong Kong, says she had expected the “nourishing policies” for AI and digital consumption that were adopted as part of China’s 15th five-year plan at the plenum on... https://www.scmp.com/specialist-publications/special-reports/topics/wealth-alternative-investments/article/3332729/china-bets-real-world-ai-uses-backed-state-support-and-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/specialist-publications/special-reports/topics/wealth-alternative-investments/article/3332729/china-bets-real-world-ai-uses-backed-state-support-and-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:30:10 +0000 Charmaine Chan Charmaine Chan Visitors to the Pantheon often leave with tangible souvenirs – a Roman coin, a pendant of its famous dome, a model of the ancient architectural marvel. But Singaporean architect Lim Koon Park, founder of Park + Associates, took home something more profound: a feeling of oneness with nature. “What really attracts you when you enter is the oculus open to the sky,” he recalls of his family’s excursions to the temple-turned-church in Rome, Italy. Through the circular hole puncturing the Pantheon’s... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3316929/singapores-first-3d-printed-house-out-there-yet-introverted?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3316929/singapores-first-3d-printed-house-out-there-yet-introverted?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Scientists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are attempting to integrate 3D-printed respiratory tissue with lab-grown “mini-organs” to help patients in need of transplants in the future. Professor Michael Chan Chi-wai from HKU’s Centre for Immunology and Infection said his team was looking to produce personalised 3D-printed airways for burn victims using organoids or “mini-organs” grown from patients’ own cells collected through a single oral swab. “Airways are one of our strengths and an... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316510/university-hong-kong-scientists-explore-growing-organs-3d-printing-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316510/university-hong-kong-scientists-explore-growing-organs-3d-printing-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:00:21 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson It’s a rare sunny afternoon in Seattle, in the United States, and Angelo Lyerzkysky Rodriguez is parked on the pavement in a camping chair, shirt off, eyes half-closed behind sunglasses, peacefully soaking up the warmth. It’s a striking contrast to how I saw the 37-year-old Colombian circus performer the night before: also shirtless, but mid-flight, hurtling through the air to great dramatic effect as part of Kooza’s Wheel of Death – a high-stakes, high-speed act that elicits gasps of disbelief... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3308634/cirque-du-soleils-kooza-comes-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/article/3308634/cirque-du-soleils-kooza-comes-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 May 2025 22:00:24 +0000 Martin Williams Martin Williams When a business boasts about its “sustainability” efforts, do you find yourself writing it off as little more than marketing jargon? And if you hear about used plastic bottles being “upcycled”, do you envision something that resembles a bunch of badly cut up rubbish? If you are this jaded, meet Jacqueline Chak and Genevieve Chew, co-founders of design company Editecture. Over the past 11 years, the duo have devised and overseen a host of projects that, put simply, transform trash into furniture.... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3307850/meet-hong-kong-firm-making-sustainability-real-brands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3307850/meet-hong-kong-firm-making-sustainability-real-brands?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:00:17 +0000 Peta Tomlinson Peta Tomlinson Nothing sparks collective nostalgia quite like Hong Kong’s historic “ding ding” trams. But could you imagine rekindling those memories in your own living room? Designer Eugenia Yiu did, upcycling waste glass from old carriage windows into an elegant piece of designer furniture. Incanto di Hong Kong, the drinks cabinet produced by Yiu, co-founder of Bill’s Design, is one of 10 bespoke pieces selected by the Hong Kong Interior Design Association to showcase the city’s design and manufacturing... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3305040/these-hong-kong-designs-are-inspired-tradition-symbolism-and-sustainability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3305040/these-hong-kong-designs-are-inspired-tradition-symbolism-and-sustainability?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:15:14 +0000 Scientists have developed a coffee-machine-sized 3D bioprinter that produces humanlike tissue in a move they hope can speed up the development of new treatments for the likes of heart disease and arthritis. The technology, known as Reactive Jet Impingement (ReJI), uses two different liquids, a polymer solution and one that contains cells suspended in a solution. These are jetted at one another and mixed mid-air to create a cell-filled hydrogel that can be printed on any surface. The method... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3302368/3d-bioprinter-makes-humanlike-tissue-should-speed-drug-testing-and-research?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3302368/3d-bioprinter-makes-humanlike-tissue-should-speed-drug-testing-and-research?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:15:08 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang A Chinese-led study has held out hope for a therapeutic solution to erectile dysfunction (ED) – using advanced biomedical 3D printing to treat the condition in animals in a world first. ED affects more than 40 per cent of men aged 40 and above. The team of researchers used hydrogel-based bioinks to develop a 3D-printed penile implant system able to anatomically replicate all functional components of natural erectile tissue. The animal subjects – pigs and rabbits – exhibited restored erectile... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3302201/chinese-scientists-create-worlds-first-3d-printed-male-sex-organ-ed-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3302201/chinese-scientists-create-worlds-first-3d-printed-male-sex-organ-ed-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:13 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan A secondary-school student in China has used a 3D printer and old smartphone components to make a vertical foldable mobile phone, winning massive admiration on social media, including the thumbs-up from a major phone maker. Lan Bowen, from Yiling High School in Yichang in central Hubei province, released a video clip showing the making of his smartphone on social media platform on February 16. The footage, less than six minutes long, has been viewed 4.7 million times and has received 400,000... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3300333/chinese-teen-makes-folding-phone-3d-printer-old-parts-gains-4-million-views-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3300333/chinese-teen-makes-folding-phone-3d-printer-old-parts-gains-4-million-views-online?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:09 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Chinese scientists have developed a method to create pure gold that is both lightweight and strong by forming uniformly small pores within the solid metal. Researchers believe this technique could be pivotal for developing materials urgently needed in the aerospace, automotive and consumer electronics industries where lightweight yet high-strength materials are in demand. In conventional metal forming methods such as casting, welding and 3D printing, bubbles are seen as significant material... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3274419/chinese-scientists-say-they-can-strengthen-pure-gold-adding-tiny-holes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3274419/chinese-scientists-say-they-can-strengthen-pure-gold-adding-tiny-holes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:11 +0000 After the global financial crisis, practically everyone seemed convinced that China’s economy would surpass America’s by 2030. Today, China faces crises that could spell doom for its economic “miracle”. To get back on track – and strengthen its strategic position – China has lately sought to position advanced industries, rather than real estate, as the economy’s main growth engine. How the United States responds will help determine the outcome of the two countries’ strategic competition – and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3270984/us-needs-techno-industrial-plan-beat-chinas-factories-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3270984/us-needs-techno-industrial-plan-beat-chinas-factories-future?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:45:08 +0000 A revolutionary shark skin structure inside a turbofan engine, which reduces drag by 10 per cent and significantly increases engine efficiency, has been created by a group of researchers in western China. The high-strength, large-scale, titanium alloy, precision 3D printing technology behind this breakthrough is set to help China “catch up to, and even surpass” the United States and its allies in the race to develop next-generation aviation engines, project lead scientist Zhang Shaoping with the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3264659/chinese-scientists-bring-shark-skin-tech-next-generation-jet-engine-race-us-air-force-plans-quit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3264659/chinese-scientists-bring-shark-skin-tech-next-generation-jet-engine-race-us-air-force-plans-quit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 08:00:18 +0000 Elaine Ng Yan-ling may be a textile artist, but her studio looks like it belongs to a mad scientist. Located in a factory building in Kwai Hing, Hong Kong, the 1,500 sq ft space is crammed with a mish mash of objects that illustrate her multidisciplinary oeuvre. Traditional hand-painted batik kimonos hang alongside a series of accessories-slash-artworks that move when exposed to different levels of humidity. Large pieces from interactive installations – some look like they’ve been taken from an... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3255929/inside-fabrick-lab-meet-elaine-ng-yan-ling-hong-kong-material-innovator-whose-creations-have-been?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3255929/inside-fabrick-lab-meet-elaine-ng-yan-ling-hong-kong-material-innovator-whose-creations-have-been?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:10 +0000 Architect Christian Lange of the University of Hong Kong has hit a brick wall with his cutting-edge development of 3D-printed concrete, potentially hindering the chance to revolutionise building practices. The department of architecture associate professor is excited about his newly revamped fabrication lab in a low-ceilinged car park storeroom on campus, featuring two large robots on tracks which swiftly alternate between concrete printing, picking and placing, as well as welding. After... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3251685/3d-printed-concrete-buildings-hong-kong-research-team-hits-brick-wall-bid-take-cutting-edge-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3251685/3d-printed-concrete-buildings-hong-kong-research-team-hits-brick-wall-bid-take-cutting-edge-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:00:15 +0000 In fashion’s ever-evolving landscape, the footwear industry stands out as a fast adopter of new technologies, pushing the boundaries of design, manufacturing and consumer experiences. Now more than ever, the sneaker industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by digitisation, which offers new possibilities for brands, designers and consumers alike spanning design, production, retail and ownership. At the forefront of this wave is RTFKT (pronounced “artefact”), a Web3 studio that... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3244403/how-future-sneakers-digitisation-nikes-rtfkt-zellerfelds-3d-printed-shoes-innovators-are-pushing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3244403/how-future-sneakers-digitisation-nikes-rtfkt-zellerfelds-3d-printed-shoes-innovators-are-pushing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:15:07 +0000 Hong Kong’s push to boost local advanced manufacturing is gaining traction, with semiconductor companies pledging billions of dollars of investments in research, development and production in the city, according to government officials, as the Asian financial centre endeavours to diversify its economy. Drawing advanced manufacturing to Hong Kong is a top priority for the government, according to Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, speaking at the Advanced Manufacturing... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3243961/chinese-automotive-chip-manufacturers-plan-invest-billions-hong-kong-amid-citys-push-reindustrialise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3243961/chinese-automotive-chip-manufacturers-plan-invest-billions-hong-kong-amid-citys-push-reindustrialise?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:30:13 +0000 Who would have thought that 3D printing technology could work hand in hand with traditional wooden construction to kick-start the resurrection of a century-old village in rural China? Architects John Lin Chun-han and Lidia Ratoi, professor and assistant professor, respectively, in the department of architecture at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), explored the potential of such an unlikely marriage and came up with what they call “The Traditional House of the Future”. The project is part of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3231145/how-3d-printing-combined-traditional-chinese-wooden-construction-helping-resurrect-century-old?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3231145/how-3d-printing-combined-traditional-chinese-wooden-construction-helping-resurrect-century-old?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:45:18 +0000 When 3D printers were first popularised around 2010, the hi-tech machinery could cost and weigh as much as a car. Today, a 3D printer is about as accessible as a microwave, thanks to a new breed of Chinese manufacturers. Elegoo, founded in 2015, makes consumer-level 3D printers that weigh as little as 9 kilograms for prices as low as US$200 to US$300. They are manufactured out of a 25,000 square metre factory in Shenzhen, China’s southern tech hub. “Our goal is to lower entry barriers, bringing... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3226757/chinas-3d-printers-are-gaining-popularity-among-us-consumers-can-they-shake-their-geeky-reputation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3226757/chinas-3d-printers-are-gaining-popularity-among-us-consumers-can-they-shake-their-geeky-reputation?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jul 2023 01:00:16 +0000 Scientists in China have developed a new technique for 3D printing of ceramics in the air without the need for supportive structures. This cutting-edge method can construct ceramic parts at almost any angle, enabling the creation of shapes that were previously impossible for typical 3D printing techniques. Ceramics are widely used in mechanical engineering, electronics and aerospace fields because of their structural stability, wear-resistance and high-temperature endurance. But the inherent... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3220513/chinese-scientists-develop-cutting-edge-tech-3d-ceramic-printing-air-create-complex-engineering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3220513/chinese-scientists-develop-cutting-edge-tech-3d-ceramic-printing-air-create-complex-engineering?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 May 2023 14:00:12 +0000 A Hong Kong columbarium will handle the body restoration works of slain socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung, the Post has learned, but industry professionals have said the process is likely to be more drawn out, costly and complicated than expected. A source familiar with the situation said Po Fook Hill Columbarium in Sha Tin, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the city, would manage all arrangements for the funeral, which was also expected to feature Buddhist rituals. “Choi’s family has... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220119/abby-choi-funerals-use-3d-printing-technology-shines-light-how-hong-kong-families-restore-disfigured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220119/abby-choi-funerals-use-3d-printing-technology-shines-light-how-hong-kong-families-restore-disfigured?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 May 2023 02:00:18 +0000 A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remained on the pad on Wednesday after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute. California-based Relativity Space was attempting to launch the rocket to orbit from a former missile site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. There was no immediate word on when the company might try again. On-board flight computers halted the countdown with just over a minute remaining because of a temperature issue with the rocket’s upper... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3212873/3d-printed-rockets-debut-launch-aborted-last-minute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3212873/3d-printed-rockets-debut-launch-aborted-last-minute?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:19:32 +0000 3D Systems Corp on Monday agreed to pay up to US$27 million to settle with the US for illegally exporting to China controlled design drawings for military electronics and spacecraft, among other violations. Rock Hill, South Carolina-based 3D Systems, which provides 3D printing and other services to customers in the US and abroad, emailed design documents, blueprints and technical specification to Quickparts.com, Inc, its then subsidiary’s office in China for price quotes, the Commerce Department... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3211756/firm-sent-military-designs-china-pay-us-us27-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3211756/firm-sent-military-designs-china-pay-us-us27-million?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:12:43 +0000 The luxury jewellery industry may most often celebrate the continued use of time-honoured craftsmanship, but 3D design and printing technologies are becoming commonplace too. Boucheron’s forward-thinking Contemplation collection, for example, included an extraordinary necklace that used a mathematical algorithm to suspend diamonds in a cloudlike structure. Contemplation was followed by the maison’s rainbow-inspired Holographique line, influenced by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3205435/3d-printing-next-big-thing-high-jewellery-tiffany-co-lvmh-owned-bulgari-boucheron-and-boghossian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3205435/3d-printing-next-big-thing-high-jewellery-tiffany-co-lvmh-owned-bulgari-boucheron-and-boghossian?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:48:40 +0000 A Chinese-led team of scientists say they have developed a highly conductive 3D printing ink that can build circuits in hydrogel to create devices that can be used to monitor heart rate and stimulate nerves. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips – used in credit cards and as pet microchips – could also be added to the jelly-like hydrogel to store information like medical records, according to the researchers. “The tissue-like softness and high water content of hydrogel electronics render... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3203855/scientists-3d-print-biomedical-devices-study-may-open-new-possibilities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3203855/scientists-3d-print-biomedical-devices-study-may-open-new-possibilities?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:01:08 +0000 A box of withered passion fruit inspired Chinese scientists to invent a device they say could be used to clean up space debris and hazardous materials. The researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai and Tsinghua University in Beijing developed a soft silicone ball with a bumpy texture resembling the wrinkled skin of the dried fruit. The deep wrinkles on the device’s surface can grasp a variety of objects – from diamonds to blueberries – and could even be used to clean up tiny particles of space... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3197087/how-dried-passion-fruit-inspired-chinese-device-might-help-clean-space-junk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3197087/how-dried-passion-fruit-inspired-chinese-device-might-help-clean-space-junk?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:00:08 +0000 A growing number of seizures of guns made at home from 3D-printed parts are raising alarm bells for European police over an emerging threat. For now, interest among far-right activists may be limited, say analysts – and fears of a society awash with print-it-yourself weapons remain far-fetched. But homemade guns have become more widespread since 2013, when a US weapons enthusiast first showed off a mostly 3D-printed pistol and shared its design online. Only in September, Icelandic police said... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3196455/europes-police-keep-wary-eye-threat-3d-printed-guns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3196455/europes-police-keep-wary-eye-threat-3d-printed-guns?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:56:43 +0000 The Biden administration on Wednesday accused three US companies of sending to China blueprints and technical drawings for satellite and rocket technology and other defence prototypes. The Commerce Department levelled the allegations as it blocked the three companies from exporting items to foreign countries for 180 days. That punishment, known as a temporary denial order, is regarded as among the most severe civil sanctions available to the department. The companies – Quicksilver Manufacturing... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3180946/three-us-companies-sanctioned-sending-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3180946/three-us-companies-sanctioned-sending-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jun 2022 22:23:18 +0000 China is using artificial intelligence to effectively turn a dam project on the Tibetan Plateau into the world’s largest 3D printer, according to scientists involved in the project. The 180 metre (590 feet) high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built slice by slice – using unmanned excavators, trucks, bulldozers, pavers and rollers, all controlled by AI – in the same additive manufacturing process used in 3D printing. When completed in 2024, the Yangqu dam will send nearly 5 billion kilowatt... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3176777/chinas-robot-built-3d-printed-dam-ready-2-years-scientists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3176777/chinas-robot-built-3d-printed-dam-ready-2-years-scientists?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 May 2022 04:00:20 +0000 US President Joe Biden‘s administration announced on Friday a new initiative that would boost manufacturing of 3D printed products by domestic small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), an effort that the White House hopes will work in conjunction with legislation meant to boost US competitiveness against China. Dubbed “Additive Manufacturing Forward” or “AM Forward”, the initiative involves voluntary commitments from some of America’s largest manufacturers, including aerospace giant GE Aviation and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3176858/counter-china-biden-launches-3d-printing-initiative-ge-aviation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3176858/counter-china-biden-launches-3d-printing-initiative-ge-aviation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 May 2022 22:12:36 +0000 Researchers from a Hong Kong university have developed the world’s first 3D printing material with a surface that can kill the coronavirus within 20 minutes and be used to produce low-cost, durable lift buttons and door handles to reduce infection risks. The seven-member team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University started the research project in July 2020. They added antiviral agents to resin, the main component of the 3D printing material, to kill viruses and bacteria by piercing their cell... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3163254/coronavirus-killer-material-developed-3d-printing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3163254/coronavirus-killer-material-developed-3d-printing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:00:16 +0000 Victoria Finlay Victoria Finlay As I walk up York Way beside King’s Cross railway station, towards one of Hong Kong’s most recent London business openings – and a promising new champion for sustainable innovation – I think of two things. The first is how when I was young, this area was dangerous, with cars crawling the kerbs after dark and the blackened walls of the derelict industrial buildings hiding many indiscretions. And how it now seems bright and safe, with space and glass (and recently cleaned up bricks). The second is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3148781/granddaughter-hong-kongs-king-cotton-yarn-opens-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3148781/granddaughter-hong-kongs-king-cotton-yarn-opens-start?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:45:20 +0000 A trip to Hong Kong tourist attraction Ocean Park led scientists to propose a way to prevent mobile phones overheating and detect counterfeit goods – by overturning 200 years of conventional wisdom. Researchers at City University of Hong Kong began a two-year project inspired by Araucaria trees after one of the scientists visited the theme park and was struck by the leaves’ unique structure of ratchet-like spirals. After studying how the leaves could direct liquid to flow in different directions... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3149049/chinese-scientists-find-way-stop-phones-overheating-inspired?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3149049/chinese-scientists-find-way-stop-phones-overheating-inspired?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:00:23 +0000 Broccoli, 3D-printed into unusual shapes to tempt a picky toddler. Beef stew, produced in the same way to make it easy to swallow for an elderly relative. Pork and potatoes, also rendered by a machine for a patient with oral cancer who can’t chew. Advances in 3D-printing mean printed food is becoming increasingly mainstream. It is deconstructed and modified for nutritional content and visual appeal, before being reconstructed as a meal. The old and the unwell stand to benefit the most from this... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3098689/3d-printed-food-how-pork-beef-potatoes-even-vegetables?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3098689/3d-printed-food-how-pork-beef-potatoes-even-vegetables?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:15:10 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS China is one step closer to attaining self-sufficiency in space. The country has successfully printed its first 3D objects aboard the freshly launched manned spacecraft prototype, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The achievement paves way for astronauts in China’s first permanent space station, set to launch next year, to create their own tools and spare parts on demand. That will allow them to repair and expand the station without waiting for... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3083299/china-makes-its-first-3d-printed-objects-space?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3083299/china-makes-its-first-3d-printed-objects-space?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2020 07:32:21 +0000 China is one step closer to attaining self-sufficiency in space. The country has successfully printed its first 3D objects aboard the freshly launched manned spacecraft prototype, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The achievement paves way for astronauts in China’s first permanent space station, set to launch next year, to create their own tools and spare parts on demand. That will allow them to repair and expand the station without waiting for supplies from Earth. NASA became the first to... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/china-makes-its-first-3d-printed-objects-space/article/3083280?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/china-makes-its-first-3d-printed-objects-space/article/3083280?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2020 07:32:20 +0000 How did this project come to fruition? “Ian [Yang, the founder of Gantri] reached out to us about designing lights. We’re pretty tech-forward and always curious about new manufacturing techniques. We ended up helping him expand his platform so more designers could use it and create a wider range of products.” Why lighting? “It’s emotional and atmospheric. The light series was an exploration of what we can do that you can’t do in any other way. They can only be 3D-printed.” What’s the advantage... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3081022/lights-made-3d-printed-plant-based-plastic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/design-interiors/article/3081022/lights-made-3d-printed-plant-based-plastic?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:00:13 +0000 A figure of a roaring lion, about the size of a loaf of bread, is the latest step in the fight to preserve culture from conflict. The sculpture is a replica of a colossal 3,000-year-old statue from the Temple of Ishtar in Nimrud, in what is now Iraq. The stone statue was one of many artefacts from the Mosul Museum destroyed by the Islamic State group after it overran the city in 2014. The replica Lion of Mosul, which can be viewed online, was modelled from crowdsourced photos taken by Mosul... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3017658/3d-printing-helps-cultural-heritage-destroyed-roar-back-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3017658/3d-printing-helps-cultural-heritage-destroyed-roar-back-life?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jul 2019 07:00:04 +0000 The luxury Italian watchmaker Panerai’s latest feat in complications involves a tourbillon and skeletonised movement with a barely-there dial. The new Luminor Tourbillon GMT Lo Scienzato’s dark, hollow case has been created using 3D printing technology. View this post on Instagram A new green Military look for the Luminor Tourbillon “Lo Scienziato”. A sandblasted titanium 3D printed case with carbotech bezel, crown and level. 277 components in 96 grams of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3016883/how-panerais-luminor-tourbillon-gmt-lo-scienzato?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3016883/how-panerais-luminor-tourbillon-gmt-lo-scienzato?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jul 2019 05:00:13 +0000 A man has become the first person in Britain to be convicted of using a 3D printer to make a firearm capable of firing a lethal shot, police said on Wednesday. Components for the weapon were discovered during a drugs raid on a home in central London in October 2017. Tendai Muswere, 26, who pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday to manufacturing a firearm, told detectives he was printing the 3D gun for a university project. Officers however found he had searched the internet to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3015266/british-man-becomes-first-uk-be-convicted-using-3d-printer-make?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3015266/british-man-becomes-first-uk-be-convicted-using-3d-printer-make?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:00:13 +0000 Vegetarian creations, like the Impossible Burger, which look and taste like real meat are the big headliners, with companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods leading the pack. Just this month, these start-ups scored multibillion-dollar valuations and mega deals with fast food chains, igniting the plant-based “food tech” industry. But there’s another area of food science fast on their heels: lab-grown meat. And San Diego is home to the newest player. In a small laboratory in Sorrento Valley,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3011515/great-protein-shake-start-creates-lab-grown-fish-without-bones?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3011515/great-protein-shake-start-creates-lab-grown-fish-without-bones?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 May 2019 11:00:12 +0000 A Texas man on Tuesday began selling digital gun-making blueprints, including for a 3D-printed plastic handgun, despite a judge’s order barring the distribution of the material. Cody Wilson initially published the downloadable files on his website four weeks ago, after a deal struck with the Donald Trump administration that ended the federal government’s efforts to block him. Wilson’s actions caused a political firestorm and even prompted Trump to tweet that making gun blueprints easily... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2161843/man-sells-3d-printed-gun-plans-online-despite-judges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2161843/man-sells-3d-printed-gun-plans-online-despite-judges?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:06:49 +0000 Dozens of US legislators are demanding that the Trump administration explain a recent agreement to allow the free distribution of plans for using 3D printers to make plastic handguns that will be easy to hide and almost impossible to control. After a lengthy legal battle, the government reached agreement last month with Cody Wilson, a militant gun rights advocate from Texas. He successfully argued that the US Constitution’s Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to private gun ownership,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2157310/us-lawmakers-protest-deal-would-start-age?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2157310/us-lawmakers-protest-deal-would-start-age?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jul 2018 22:39:16 +0000 The Guardian The Guardian From August 1, thanks to the Trump administration, a commercially available software blueprint will allow people to make their own guns using ABS plastic resin and a 3D printer. The green light came late last month, with a court settlement between the designer of the blueprint and the US state department. Gun rights advocates celebrated. In a statement greeting the news, the Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice-president, Alan Gottlieb, said: “Not only is this a first amendment... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2156550/killer-app-3d-printed-handguns-get-go-ahead-us-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2156550/killer-app-3d-printed-handguns-get-go-ahead-us-after?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jul 2018 02:33:59 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS 3D printing on Earth is an achievement in and of itself -- but Chinese researchers have taken it a step further, claiming to have developed a technique to 3D print in space. A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences solved the cool technical challenge -- known as ceramic manufacturing under microgravity -- aboard a reduced-gravity plane over Switzerland. ​​ Put simply, they used ceramic materials in lieu of lunar dust -- the material they would use... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028575/chinese-researchers-develop-way-3d-print-space?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028575/chinese-researchers-develop-way-3d-print-space?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:30:15 +0000 3D printing on Earth is an achievement in and of itself -- but Chinese researchers have taken it a step further, claiming to have developed a technique to 3D print in space. A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences solved the cool technical challenge -- known as ceramic manufacturing under microgravity -- aboard a reduced-gravity plane over Switzerland. ​​ Put simply, they used ceramic materials in lieu of lunar dust -- the material they would use in space -- and developed a way to mix the... https://www.scmp.com/future-tech/chinese-researchers-develop-way-3d-print-space/article/2151944?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/future-tech/chinese-researchers-develop-way-3d-print-space/article/2151944?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:30:15 +0000 If robots can lay bricks, one of the oldest building materials used by humans, why can’t they also make bricks? That was architect Christian Lange’s reaction 12 years ago when he saw a robot bricklayer developed by Swiss architects Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler, founders of the first architectural robotic laboratory at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. And it was a thought that laid the groundwork for a robotics laboratory at the University of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/2146373/robot-makes-intelligent-bricks-could-reduce-air?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/2146373/robot-makes-intelligent-bricks-could-reduce-air?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 May 2018 10:45:00 +0000 By Leanna Garfield Constructing a home by hand can be both expensive and time-consuming, especially when the home features a custom design. Some homebuilders have chosen to automate part of the construction process instead. A new architectural start-up called Branch Technology uses 3D-printing robots that can construct parts for homes. The company will build a prototype of its first home , designed by architecture firm WATG , this year in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Branch’s machines will print the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2142252/robot-can-build-us300000-homes-four-months?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2142252/robot-can-build-us300000-homes-four-months?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:30:15 +0000