Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Molitch-Hou is an additive manufacturing analyst. This article is more than 3 years old. Semiconductor packaging examples ...

In the age of digitalisation, electronics products are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. Over the past few decades, electronic products like computers, smartphones, televisions, gaming consoles and ...

Hydrogels are materials that have properties similar to biological tissue, making them ideal for use in medical devices. They are water-swollen and cross-linked polymeric networks that can retain a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec Inc. today announced that one of its long-time production customers recently purchased another five (5) Aerosol Jet 3D Electronics Printers, bringing its ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec Inc. today announced that one of its existing production customers recently purchased another six (6) Aerosol Jet 3D Electronics Printers, bringing its ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom have made an important discovery about the inks typically used to 3D-print electronic devices that could lead to better conductivity in their future fabrication. A ...

Chip-integrated 3D nanostructured device fabricated using DNA self-assembly (Left panel). A DNA crystal is grown at a designated substrate location (about 1000 crystals on 5μm pads are shown on a ...

3D-MID technology integrates electronic and mechanical functions into a single three-dimensional structure. Unlike traditional printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are flat, 3D-Circuits (3D-MID) ...

Australian startup Syenta has developed a 3D printer capable of printing highly complex and functional electronics like photovoltaics, batteries, sensors and more, promising to do so in ways that are ...

Inks containing metal nanoparticles are among the most commonly-used conductive materials for printed electronics. Ink-jetting layers of MNP materials allows for unpreceded design flexibility, rapid ...

Researchers produced 3D-printed, semiconductor-free logic gates, which perform computations in active electronic devices. As they don't require semiconductor materials, they represent a step toward 3D ...

The report weighs the pros and cons of each approach with numerous case studies showing how different manufacturing techniques and materials meet the requirements for application opportunities across ...