From elaborate buildings constructed by on-site 3D printers to synthetic fish for testing hydroelectric projects, U.S. national laboratory scientists are exploring the state of the art in additive ...

The fields of microfluidics and additive manufacturing have converged to transform the design and fabrication of microscale devices. Microfluidics, which involves the precise manipulation of minute ...

General Electric is making a radical departure from the way it has traditionally manufactured things. Its aviation division, the world’s largest supplier of jet engines, is preparing to produce a fuel ...

HP Additive Manufacturing: how hybrid design and 3D printing accelerate drone development, cut tooling costs, and strengthen supply chains.

Historically, the evolution of aerospace materials processing has been driven by the unyielding quest for lighter, stronger, and more durable materials. From the initial days of wood and fabric in ...

Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) has spawned the development of novel packaging techniques to overcome the application limitations of the rigid boards, high-temperature solders, bulky component ...

Using a novel technique for defect detection, researchers from EPFL have settled a long-running dispute over laser additive manufacturing procedures. A graphic representation of the experimental setup ...