Aerospace firm Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a $22 million contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology Program to 3D print a prototype hypersonic propulsion system.&n…
Ursa Major 3D printing new solid rocket motors to power US Navy missiles
Rocket engine manufacturer Ursa Major has signed a contract with the US Navy to design, 3D print and hot-fire test a prototype solid rocket motor (SRM) for the Standard Missile (SM) program. The c…
Researchers develop autonomous robot that 3D prints its own body
Researchers from Italy’s Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and the University of Montpellier in France have developed an autonomous snake-like robot that can continuously 3D print its own bod…
Inkbit and Makelab join forces to accelerate prototyping and product development for diverse industries
Multi-material 3D printer developer Inkbit has announced a partnership with on-demand 3D printing service provider Makelab. Not only does this partnership expedite time to market, but it also enables …
WPI researcher developing 3D printable robots for search-and-rescue operations
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Markus Nemitz has received a $599,815 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to develop a new class of low-cost, customizable 3D printable s…
Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine flight tested in hypersonic cruise missile trial
A scramjet engine built by propulsion system manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne has been successfully flight tested as part of a US hypersonic missile research project. By 3D printing the drive sys…
GE’s grape-shaped 3D printed heat exchanger tested at 900°C
GE Research, the R&D wing of American conglomerate GE, has successfully tested a novel 3D printed heat exchanger prototype at temperatures of up to 900°C. Designed alongside the University o…
Scientists 3D print graphene aerogels that purify water at scale
University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have developed a novel 3D printed water-purifying graphene aerogel that could be scaled for use at large wastewater treatment plants. Composed of a styrofoam-lik…
ASTRO America proposes additive manufacturing hypersonic missile production facility
ASTRO America, the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization, has completed a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-commissioned study to accelerate the production of hyp…
Rocket Crafters completes testing of 3D printed Comet engine
U.S. space technology startup Rocket Crafters Inc. (RCI), has concluded testing of its Comet Series Hybrid 3D printed rocket engine. Having completed 49 laboratory tests, the latest test firings were…