NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
Verification of NASA superalloy opens door to next-generation 3D printed aerospace components
3D Systems, a US-based provider of solutions for additive manufacturing, has announced the successful verification of properties for GRX-810, NASA‘s new laser powder bed fusion superalloy. This …
Sandvik unveils new cemented carbide that can be 3D printed into “up to 20 times longer” lasting parts
Swedish multinational engineering firm Sandvik has announced the development of a novel 3D printable cemented carbide. Previously only used in manufacturing via other technologies, the material …
UC Santa Barbara researchers develop first 3D printable “bottlebrush” elastomer
Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara) have developed a 3D printable “bottlebrush” elastomer with softness and elasticity resembling that of human tissue.&nb…
Californian researchers develop new crack-resistant nickel-based superalloy for 3D printing
A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new defect-resistant superalloy for metal 3D printing. The Co-Ni superalloy reportedly overcomes the key …
UC Riverside to lead scalable quantum computing project using 3D printed ion traps
UC Riverside (UCR) is set to lead a project focused on enabling scalable quantum computing after winning a $3.75 million Multicampus-National Lab Collaborative Research and Training Award. The collabo…
UC Santa Barbara researcher awarded $3 million for extreme 3D printing materials research
University of California, Santa Barbara researcher Tresa Pollock has been granted $3 million by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to carry out research into 3D printing materials. The funding was awa…