The efforts will increase critical equipment as hospitals combat the coronavirus The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to ...

With the help of the Santa Clarita community, a father and son have teamed up to create 3D masks for firefighters, health care workers and many more on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. SANTA ...

A Connecticut doctor is using his knack for engineering to protect his fellow workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years ago, Dr. Chris Wiles bought a 3D printer to make parts for ...

Disposable masks have been a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for all the good they’ve done, their disposal represents a monumental ecological challenge that has largely been ignored in ...

Burbank Dental Laboratory has retooled and shifted to making 3D personal protective equipment (PPE) face masks for local hospitals, health care workers, using unique material, including filters used ...

PROVO, Utah – When first responders in Utah County needed protective masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Utah Valley University was one of the organizations that answered the call. Sid Smith is an ...

Facial prostheses for eye cancer patients who have undergone exenteration can be made much faster with 3D printing than with traditional methods, and at a fraction of the cost, a research team has ...

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