When is a hot glue stick not a hot glue stick? When it’s PLA, of course! A glue gun that dispenses molten PLA instead of hot glue turned out to be a handy tool for joining 3D-printed objects together, ...

Have a look at the object to the right. Using a conventional fused deposition printer, how would you print the object? There’s no flat surface to lay on the bed without generating a lot of overhangs.

Using a glue gun modified to extrude the calcium-based filament at a low temperature, the researchers created small shapes that cooled to body temperature within 40 seconds. They were then able to ...

During a complicated bone surgery, every second matters. The longer a wound is open, the more likely it is to become infected ...