{"id":24006,"date":"2025-07-02T06:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=24006"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:45:12","slug":"new-3d-printing-technology-can-produce-objects-both-hard-and-soft-like-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/new-3d-printing-technology-can-produce-objects-both-hard-and-soft-like-bone\/","title":{"rendered":"New 3D Printing Technology Can Produce Objects Both Hard and Soft, Like Bone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A group of scientists has <strong>developed<\/strong> a <strong>brand-new 3D printing technology<\/strong> that makes it possible to <strong>produce objects<\/strong> with both <strong>hard and soft sections<\/strong>. This new technology has potential <strong>applications<\/strong> in the <strong>medical field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers at the <strong>University of Texas at Austin<\/strong> have made a <strong>breakthrough<\/strong> in <strong>3D printing technology<\/strong>. Their work has enabled the <strong>seamless production<\/strong> of objects with <strong>both soft and hard properties<\/strong> within a single item. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at this <strong>innovative technology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3D printing technologies<\/strong> have seen significant advancements in recent years. Scientists are now able to print everything from <strong>residential buildings<\/strong> to <strong>organs<\/strong>. This newly developed technology appears to take these capabilities a step further, as it will allow for the 3D printing of objects that are <strong>hard on the outside but soft on the inside<\/strong>, similar to <strong>bone<\/strong>. So, how was this achieved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their study, the scientists used a <strong>special liquid resin<\/strong> and <strong>light<\/strong>. By chemically interacting the liquid resin with <strong>violet light<\/strong>, the experts obtained a <strong>soft layer<\/strong>. When the same liquid resin interacted with <strong>ultraviolet light<\/strong>, a <strong>hard layer<\/strong> was formed. Performing this process during a <strong>single print<\/strong> resulted in an <strong>object<\/strong> that is <strong>partially soft and partially hard<\/strong>, with the different sections <strong>firmly bonded<\/strong> to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hem yumu\u015fak hem sert katmanl\u0131 3D bask\u0131 teknolojisi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nxzzLQi3Aj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts at the <strong>University of Texas at Austin<\/strong> were <strong>astonished<\/strong> by their work, as such a capability had not been possible with previously used <strong>resin printing materials<\/strong>. Furthermore, it was largely unexpected that the <strong>soft part<\/strong> of the printed object would move like <strong>rubber<\/strong>, while its <strong>hard part<\/strong> would be as <strong>strong<\/strong> as the <strong>plastic materials<\/strong> we encounter in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zak Page and his team<\/strong> believe their <strong>developed technology<\/strong> has <strong>immense potential<\/strong>. According to the scientists, this <strong>new printing technology<\/strong> could lead to the development of <strong>wearable sensors<\/strong>, <strong>soft robots<\/strong>, and even <strong>surgical products<\/strong>. It remains to be seen whether this <strong>innovative printing technology<\/strong> will one day replace <strong>traditional prosthetic technologies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Might Also Like;<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/artemis-2s-deep-space-eclipse\/\">The View That Changes Everything: Artemis 2\u2019s Deep Space Eclipse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/breaking-the-ultimate-distance-record-in-human-spaceflight\/\">Breaking the Ultimate Distance Record in Human Spaceflight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/project-hail-mary-vr-game-announced\/\">Project Hail Mary VR Game Announced: Your Next Deep Space Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of scientists has developed a brand-new 3D printing technology that makes it possible to produce objects with both hard and soft sections. This new technology has potential applications in the medical field. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have made a breakthrough in 3D printing technology. Their work has enabled the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[248,337,340],"class_list":["post-24006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-futurescience","tag-3d-printers","tag-future-energy","tag-science-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}