3-D printing

Researchers get patents to improve knee, hip replacements

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – For almost two decades, Washington State University researchers Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose have worked to improve the materials used in hip and knee replacements that up to a million people in the U.S. receive each year.

Novel 3-D manufacturing builds complex, bio-like materials

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have developed a unique, 3-D manufacturing method that for the first time rapidly creates and precisely controls a material’s architecture from the nanoscale to centimeters – with results that closely mimic the intricate architecture of natural materials like wood […]

Researchers help launch 3-D printing into space

Susmita Bose, left, and Amit Bandyopadhyay with 3-D printer. PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University are working with Aerojet Corporation on an exploratory project to make custom satellite parts using 3-D printing. Lower costs, less waste, quicker turnaround and easier modification are some potential benefits.   Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose, professors in the […]