3D nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that optical data storage capacity can reach the petabit (Pb) level. The storage capacity within the area of a DVD-sized disk is equivalent to at least 10,000 Blu-ray disks.

3D printing has positive effects on global trade

Research finds the technology is a boon to trade, allowing participating countries to provide higher income and more opportunities to their people.

Scientists 3D print a tiny live heart using patient's own cells

A team of Israel researchers revealed the 3D printed heart that completely matches the immunological, cellular, biochemical and anatomical properties of a human patient. 

First 3D virtual online shopping

Walmart test lets customers shop a curated, virtual apartment. You can shop in VR rather than a physical store.

Fly Into the Orion Nebula - New 3D Visualization

Roughly 1300 light-years from Earth lies the Orion Nebula. A team at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in US created this zoom into the stellar nursery and a 3D visualization.

3D printed blood vessels could be key to sustaining lab-grown tissue

Using advanced 3D printing techniques, a Dutch scientist can implement a network of blood vessels. According to him, it could ensure long-term survival, effectively changing how we engineer human tissue.

New quantum liquid crystals may play role in future of computers

New state of matter - the first 3-D quantum liquid crystals may have applications in ultrafast quantum computing.

Virtual Singapore Delivers SimCity-Like 3D Modeling to Urban Planners

The $73 million project will allow Singapore officials to navigate through a digital representation of the city while accessing a wide array of data.

Researchers create 3-D beating heart

Scientists have now found a way to create 3-D heart tissue that beats in synchronized harmony that will lead to better understanding of cardiac health and improved treatments.

World's first 3D-printed pedestrian bridge pops up in Madrid

Behold, the world’s first 3D-printed pedestrian bridge.

Sci-fi holograms a step closer

Physicists have invented a tiny device that creates the highest quality holographic images ever achieved, opening the door to imaging technologies seen in science fiction movies.

Researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known

Porous, 3-D forms of graphene developed at MIT can be 10 times as strong as steel but much lighter.

New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale

A team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have demonstrated a display that lets audiences watch 3-D films in a movie theater without extra eyewear.

Astronomers map 1.2 million galaxies in colossal 3D image

That's galaxies, not stars. After spending a decade measuring the stars, scientists just released a 3D map spanning 1.2 million galaxies.

Scientists have unveiled the world's first holographic flexible smartphone

Canadian researchers have developed what they are claiming is the world's first holographic flexible smartphone, with a bendable display that allows multiple people looking at the device to see different 3D images depending on their perspective.