Happy Thanksgiving 2023
Printed on my Dremel 3D45 3-D printer, except for the small shiny one in the back row. Added coloring on the printed items by my wife. Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving. This is a time for expressing gratitude for the good things in life. It is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on […]
Will Robots Have Human Skin? by John R. Patrick
Will Robots Have Human Skin? by John R. Patrick Words: 532, Reading time: 2 minutes The traditional treatment for burns or extensive skin injuries has been skin grafts. This will be changing as scientists have made significant advancements in bioengineering which make it possible to grow patches of skin in the laboratory. The engineered grafts […]
Can Microrobots Cure Cancer?
Can Microrobots Cure Cancer? Source: Shape-morphing microrobots deliver drugs to cancer cells (video) – American Chemical Society Can Microrobots Cure Cancer? Written: February 2023 The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has decreased over the past 28 years according to annual statistics reported by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The cancer death […]
What is BioEverything?
What is BioEngineering? Written: July 2022 In 1963, when I started studying electrical engineering, there were two tracks that an electrical engineering student could choose from: electronics or power. Electronics was about solid-state devices such as transistors. The Intel microprocessor was not to come until 1971. The power track was mostly about electric motors and power generation. Fast forward sixty years and […]
Can You Print More Than Snowmen?
3-D printing of Thanksgiving and Christmas pumpkins and snowmen has taught me new skills. Some of the objects are complex, especially the ornaments. Notice the tip of the red one. The gold bell has a working clapper inside. The big snowman (8 ” tall) required printing 18 separate parts with five different filament colors and […]
