The accomplishment "paves the way for long-distance and long-duration missions where creating spare parts, construction components, and tools on demand will be essential." When you purchase through ...

Firearm suppressors, often called silencers, are having a breakout moment. Sales jumped 31% over the past year, according to the American Suppressor Association, with the number expected to surge in ...

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 ...

Researchers are leveraging machine learning to improve additive manufacturing, also commonly known as 3D printing. The team introduces a new framework they've dubbed the Accurate Inverse process ...

A Firestorm xCell micro 3D printing factory loading onto a C-130 to print Tempest UAV systems at a U.S. Air Force base. Inside a standard shipping container, a "factory-in-a-box" hums to life. It is ...

Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...

One of the reasons I'm definitely a fan of Superfastmatt on YouTube isn't just his dry, hilarious sense of humor; it's all the cool design and engineering work he does. More importantly, it's seeing ...

Scrap Labs has unveiled the Scrap 1, a compact laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer designed for workbench use, aiming to make industrial-grade metal printing more affordable. With pricing ...

Compared with conventional two-dimensional (2D) systems, three-dimensional (3D) structures can improve the functions of various electronic devices 1,2,3. For instance, high-aspect-ratio 3D ...

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a new 3D printing approach for metal ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices. Adapting this process for space could let crew members create tools and ...

Electron microscope image of the aluminum alloy from the study. The light gray areas are sections of traditional crystals within the aluminum alloy, while the black dots are sections where NIST found ...