Study points to metal powders as potential replacement for fossil fuels
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 9, 2015
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The economic impact of additive manufacturing
Remember the last time you went shopping and were looking in vain for shoes a half-size larger? Soon, 3D printing could help you find that perfect fit.
Engineering
Dec 2, 2015
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Printing the metals of the future
3-D printers can create all kinds of things, from eyeglasses to implantable medical devices, straight from a computer model and without the need for molds. But for making spacecraft, engineers sometimes need custom parts ...
Engineering
Jul 29, 2014
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Solid Concepts 3D prints world's first metal gun (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —3D printing company Solid Concepts has announced that it has 3D printed the world's first metal gun—other guns printed using 3D printers have been made of plastic. Representatives for Solid Concepts say they ...
Komaba Group reports sodium ion battery progress
(Phys.org)—Scientists with a common goal, to figure out an alternative to the lithium ion battery, the main power source of choice, are not giving up. The quarrel is not with the lithium ion battery's performance but in ...
Perfectly proportioned: Working to improve dry compaction and sintering
(PhysOrg.com) -- The manufacture of parts by compaction and sintering involves filling a die with metal powder. Research scientists have simulated this process for the first time to achieve an evenly distributed powder density. ...
Engineering
Nov 3, 2009
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