The 3D printer belonged to Franek Hasiuk, a geologist at Iowa State University and proprietor of the GeoFabLab, a hub for 3D geologic printing. By scanning and copying rocks, ...

Many people are familiar with the idea of using a 3D printer to create plastic items, but fewer realize that you can use a 3D printer to create synthetic rock samples. Such 3D-printed rock samples ...

John Hornick, author of "3D Printing Will Rock the World," said 3D printing will fundamentally alter the way people manufacture things, and that includes working in space.

On Earth, 3D printing with regolith simulant does occur. Still, the technology readiness level must rise to progress technique toward deployment on the lunar surface, Schulman noted.

3d printing has become one of the most exciting fields of technology today as it opens up new possibilities for consumers and scientists. But the next frontier for 3d printing tech may be outer ...

It was tested on large rocks, inclined surfaces and sand. The robot can move forward, backward, sideways and rotate in place ... Related: This robot can 3D print a building in 14 hours .

The 3D printer belonged to Franek Hasiuk, a geologist at Iowa State University and proprietor of the GeoFabLab, a hub for 3D geologic printing. "Humans are visual and tactile," Hasiuk told ...

Pyrak-Nolte asks. “Our work centers on the question of whether we can detect fractures remotely and whether we can predict how they form, and can we learn about their fracture geometry from their ...

A former petroleum geologist, Hasiuk sees 3D printing as a new way to visualize pore spaces in rocks — the tiny voids where oil, gas and fluids hide. He spent about $3,000 of his startup money ...

The 3D printer belonged to Franek Hasiuk, a geologist at Iowa State University and proprietor of the GeoFabLab, a hub for 3D geologic printing. "Humans are visual and tactile," Hasiuk told ...