The process – long dominated by industrial platforms – builds parts by spreading thin layers of metal powder and selectively ...

Modern 3d printer producing a new prototype model with melted material in an engineering laboratory - Iloliloli/Getty Images 3D printing has become one of the most efficient and affordable ways of ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...

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 ...

Metal 3D printing is coming to space thanks to a new custom metal 3D printer designed by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) that is now aboard the International Space Station. Not to be ...

Metal 3D printing can produce the most intricate rocket parts, using combustion-resistant material. While 3D printing isn't new, how has the technology advanced to face the more extreme conditions of ...

D printing can be used for making all sorts of objects, including the cylinder head on your car, but how long would it last?

The Apollo 13 moon mission didn't go as planned. After an explosion blew off part of the spacecraft, the astronauts spent a harrowing few days trying to get home. At one point, to keep the air ...

Three-dimensional printing has been the "next big thing" for at least seven or eight years running. But it has yet to advance beyond the niche industrial and enthusiast markets. One of the main issues ...

In late spring 2023, the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois will become home to the largest 3D metal printer in the world. The Jointless Hull Large Format Tool will have the capability of printing large ...