Non-planar layer Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM ... Ideally, non-planar 3D printing is done using a somewhat pointy nozzle, as flat nozzles tend to dig into the previously printed material ...

In a groundbreaking advancement for space exploration, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have ...

This is because when creating metal structures, molten metal is often used as part of the filament, or printable medium. In ...

Recently a team from MIT has taken the first steps down that path by unveiling a fundamental rethinking of 3D printing ... leading to under-extrusion or a complete print failure.

Traditional subtractive manufacturing involves cutting away material to create a product, while 3D printing is an additive process that builds objects by adding material layer by layer. A 3D-printed ...

GT’s TPS uses the 3D printable and moldable nanopaste for the shell and the Hi-Nicalon SiC/nanoSiC prepreg CFCNCs for the structural layer, which is bonded to a high-temperature CFOAM insulation core ...

For just about a decade—since she was 15 years old—the brunt of Maggie Grout’s time has been spent rounding up funds and materials to build schools in underserved areas through her nonprofit ...

I've been reviewing 3D printers for PCMag since the first widely ... but the print quality is often spectacular. A 3D printer extrudes successive thin layers of molten plastic in accordance ...

While camo patterns and high-performance outerwear tend to get all the glory, the base layer is the real hero of hunting apparel. Whether sitting still for hours in a deer stand or hiking miles ...

An almost fully 3D-printed rocket has taken flight for the first time ... its own immense 3D printers 3D printing - building up the shapes of objects by fusing layers of aluminium powders or ...

ESA scientists have successfully demonstrated 3D printing of a metal part in space for the first time ... molten metal filament that gets deposited layer-by-layer to build out a desired shape.