We initially bought the MakerBot Replicator 2X ($2,800 for our tested ... referred to as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) or Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). This process pushes a plastic filament ...

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has chosen Carlsbad, California-based Viasat to provide command and control connectivity across unmanned systems in support of the DIU’s Replicator effort, according ...

Viasat (VSAT) announced it was selected by the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver networking capability in support of the Replicator initiative by providing highly resilient command and control ...

Recently a company called Z-Polymers introduced its new Tullomer FDM filament that comes with a lofty bullet list of purported properties that should give materials like steel, aluminium ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

So how do your print your own TENG? First, you load up an electrically conductive PLA filament and lay down a base into which a series of channels has been designed. At around the half-way point ...

These observations led them to propose the sliding filament theory, which states that the sliding of actin past myosin generates muscle tension. Because actin is tethered to structures located at ...

Microtubules are the largest type of filament, with a diameter of about 25 nanometers (nm), and they are composed of a protein called tubulin. Actin filaments are the smallest type, with a ...

The programme’s initial phase focuses on fielding “attritable” systems within 18 to 24 months. Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia/The Department of Defense. US Defense Innovation Unit ...

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at research from Stanford University which harnesses AI to make a 'deepfake' of someone's personality - how easy is it to create and what are the implications ...

When the most nefarious citizens of a small town suddenly make 180-degree turns to righteousness, a young, justice-seeking public defender, embarks on a journey that reveals otherworldly forces ...