AM Research
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An additive manufacturing breakthrough coming out of TU Graz in Austria could make it easier to manufacture permanent magnets for small electronic components. A TU Graz team—working in collaboration with the University of Vienna, the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Joanneum Research—has successfully manufactured super magnets using a laser-based 3D…
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A joint team from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) are working with industry partners to accelerate the certification of composite structures made using advanced manufacturing processes like additive manufacturing. Working through CHESS’ Materials Solutions Network (MSN), the team will aim to establish…
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Well if this isn’t an innovative reuse of fast food waste, then I don’t know what is. Researchers from the University of Toronto have achieved an exciting first by turning used cooking oil from McDonald’s into a high-resolution 3D printing resin. The material, which is also biodegradable, could provide a…
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hosted a dedication ceremony of the new Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory – AML, a state-of-the-art collaborative facility situated in the recently expanded Livermore Valley Open Campus (LVOC). The $10 million, 14,000-square-foot AML is designed to merge LLNL’s science and engineering expertise with academia and industry, creating public-private partnerships that address…
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An interdisciplinary team from MIT, Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed a unique approach for 3D printing objects that can not only contain living organisms, but also control them. The process, which relies on multi-material inkjet printing, could be used to produce 3D printed biomedical devices, like braces,…
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GE and partners at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Xerox-owned PARC have been granted over $1.3 million through ARPA-E’s DIFFERENTIATE program. The funding will enable the partners to pursue a research project aimed at reducing design and validation timelines for additive manufacturing by as much as 65%. If successful,…
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For those in the additive manufacturing industry, it is a well known fact that AM requires different design principles than subtractive manufacturing techniques. Today, many resources in the industry (as well as at a research level) are dedicated to advancing Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), which leverages the design freedom…
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In 2018, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, 3D printing company HP Inc. and the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) joined forces to advance AM by announcing a new dedicated facility. Today, the partners are celebrating the official opening of the HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab by showcasing digital manufacturing…
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A joint team from the University of Seville and the University of Nottingham has achieved a first by successfully 3D printing an image made up of stabilized gold nanoparticles with biocompatible and biodegradable systems. The innovative image—the University of Seville’s logo—and the technology behind it could have an impact on…
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Research teams and companies around the globe are investigating ways to improve additive manufacturing at all points in the process chain—from materials and process parameters, to the printing hardware and beyond. A recent development out of the RMIT University’s School of Engineering could lead to improvements in powder-based metal 3D…
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