The process – long dominated by industrial platforms – builds parts by spreading thin layers of metal powder and selectively ...

Our current level of technological development does not allow us to build things in space. In the best-case scenario, we are capable of assembling stuff in orbit, but the actual build of structures ...

Scrap Labs has introduced the Scrap 1, a compact laser powder bed fusion 3D printer aimed at making industrial-grade metal printing accessible to small manufacturers, labs, and schools. The ...

Metal 3D printing uses high-powered lasers to weld thin layers of aluminum powder into an object.

Scrap Labs has introduced the Scrap 1, a compact laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer aimed at making industrial-grade metal printing accessible to small businesses, schools, and hobbyists. Priced ...

The Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Innovation Academy for ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...

At this point, it’s safe to say the novelty of desktop 3D printing has worn off. The community has largely come to terms with the limitations of extruded plastics, and while we still vehemently ...

One broken screw can derail an entire manufacturing process. Run out of spares and you face a crisis if your supplier overseas needs six weeks to deliver new screws. However, if you have a metal 3D ...

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Space Science: The recently launched Cygnus NG-20 robotic spacecraft is currently docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The resupply mission is packed with supplies for the ISS crew as ...

RIT engineering Ph.D. candidate Valeria Marin Montealegre advances 3D printing, using zinc in molten metal jetting, to ...