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What does FDM stand for in 3D printing and how does it work?

3D printers are all the rage, with professionals and hobbyists alike deploying the technology to print everything from razor parts to entire homes. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is one of the most popular types of printing technologies and is ideal for those looking to break into the world of 3D creations. FDM printers build three-dimensional objects through layers of…

FDA approves artificial heart valve for kids that grows as they do

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first heart valve that can be expanded post-surgery so it keep growing with children. Designed by a company called Edwards, the Autus Size-Adjustable Valve is an artificial pulmonary valve designed to be implanted into pediatric patients. 

Run Positron on Amazon SageMaker AI for data science workflows

Data science teams often move among separate tools for governed data access, R analysis, Python model development, deployment, application development, and reporting. Positron, Posit’s integrated development environment (IDE) for data science, now runs on Amazon SageMaker AI.

Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments

Anthropic has established a biology research lab in the San Francisco Bay Area to conduct physical experiments, according to Reuters. Eric Kauderer-Abrams, the company’s Head of Life Sciences, has confirmed the lab’s existence to the news organization. “We believe that to do biology, the final test is still and will be for a while in real…

The EPA wants to stop regulating power plant emissions

The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its latest effort to abandon its own core mission and embrace fossil fuels. The New York Times reported that the EPA is trying to erase limits on greenhouse gas pollution from power plants. First, it is attempting to rescind a policy from President Biden’s administration that required power…