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Metal Additive Manufacturing in CO2 Shows Promise for Mars Missions

New research suggests laser melting metal parts in a CO2 atmosphere could be “good enough” for Mars, and maybe cheaper on Earth too.
Publishers Weekly

FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--From Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication

Gershenfeld, who runs MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, foresees a time when computers will upgrade from PCs to PFs, or personal fabricators. This eye-opening survey of ""fab labs"" completes the ...
IEEE

Comparison of an Inkjet Fabrication Method on Low-Cost PCB Substrates With Semi Additive And Subtractive Technologies Regarding RF-Performance

Abstract: In this paper, an additive manufacturing method based on inkjet printing is presented which allows the production of passive RF-structures on low-cost PCB substrates for industrial ...
National Bureau of Economic Research

Additive Growth

Growth theory is based on the assumption of exponential total factor productivity (TFP) growth. Across countries and time periods I find that TFP growth is actually linear. The additive growth model, ...
IEEE

Local Layer Splitting: An Additive Manufacturing Method to Define the Mechanical Properties of Soft Pneumatic Actuators During Fabrication

Abstract: Additive manufacturing of silicone is increasingly being explored to complement the traditional molding fabrication technique for Soft Pneumatic Actuators (SPAs). However, the mechanical ...