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3D printing method creates soft actuators with switchable heat-driven motion

Soft materials that change shape in response to heat are attracting growing interest in applications ranging from soft ...
Forbes

3D Printing Moves Align Technology Toward $1.3 Billion In Sales

Replacing the painful process of traditional dental braces made of metal or ceramic and wire, from a consumer perspective, would appear to be a slam dunk, a home run, or any other hyperbolic ...
Nanowerk

3D printing method for switchable soft actuators

Researchers create a printable liquid crystal elastomer that switches molecular alignment to produce opposite motions on ...
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Align Technology to Acquire Privately Held Direct 3D Printing Pioneer Cubicure to Support and Scale Company’s Strategic Innovation Roadmap

LAS VEGAS & SAN JOSE, Calif. & TEMPE, Ariz. & VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Align Technology, Inc. (Align) (Nasdaq: ALGN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ...
TMCnet

Pusan National University Researchers Develop 3D Printing Method for Switchable Soft Actuators

Soft, shape-changing materials are attracting growing interest in applications ranging from robotics to wearable devices, but conventional 3D printing methods are limited to a single actuation mode in ...
Insider Monkey

Why Align Technology (ALGN) Is Among the Best 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Stocks to Buy?

We recently compiled a list of the 11 Best 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Stocks To Buy. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) stands ...