4.2—Digital Multi-Phase Composites

Software that creates a new method for 3D printing composite materials with customizable mechanical properties like stiffness and toughness. By precisely mixing rigid, soft and liquid components, 3D printing can create new materials that mimic the behavior of biological tissues, for example.

Inventor: Robert MacCurdy (CU Boulder Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering)

Potential Applications: Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Software