Manufacturing & Prototyping

3 D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

Explore the fast-paced developments in 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Access the essential technical briefs and resources for design engineers working in manufacturing and medical industries.

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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Learn what to look for when selecting computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming software for the DED manufacturing process.
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Articles: Software
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.
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Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - November 2021
In this new report from the editors of Medical Design Briefs and Tech Briefs magazines, discover how the latest advances in 3D printing, machining, molding and more are changing the way...

Facility Focus: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The "ERDC" helps solve problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The e-kit promises to be a low-cost solution in the developing world.
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Articles: Wearables
The Halo replaces all metal retractors with one simple, one-size-fits-all design.
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UpFront: Materials
How to be a NASA intern; a new ideas for moon fabrics; and NASA's need for a better rover.
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Special Reports: Materials
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Space Technology - October 2021
A new era of space exploration is set to begin with Artemis 1, the first in a series of increasingly complex NASA missions that will take humans back to the moon and then on to Mars. Read all about it in this...

Facility Focus: Imaging
Today, Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering performs research in robotics, cyberphysical systems, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, energy, and other topics.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The new printing method coaxes particles and droplets into precise patterns using the power of sound.
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Articles: Aerospace
Metamaterial printing, high-efficiency solar cells, and a noise-reduction material.
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NASA Spinoff: Materials
A bulk metallic glass could slash prices of collaborative robots and lead to advanced 3D-printed metals.
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Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Laser Cooking Catch On?
Our lead story today looked at a cutting-edge way to prepare food: Laser cooking.
Blog: Photonics/Optics
With the help of additive-manufacturing techniques and software-controlled lasers, Blutinger and his colleagues are digitizing the cooking process.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Professor Francois Barthelat wants to incorporate the fish fin's strong, flexible characteristics into robotic and aerospace designs.
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Q&A: RF & Microwave Electronics
Fiorenzo Omenetto, Frank C. Doble Professor of Engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering, Dean of Research, and Director of the Tufts Silklab led a team that has produced...
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Learn about a membrane-free, broadband microphone for the highest ultrasound frequencies.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Printers can be identified by their unique hot end, aiding intellectual property and security.
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Application Briefs: Software
Interstellar used Dassault’s 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to design and develop its first prototype: BioPod.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A low-cost, dynamically controlled surface for 3D printers reduces waste and saves time.
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Briefs: Materials
An alternative, environmentally friendly production method creates permanent magnets.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method is a faster way to manufacture combustion chambers and nozzles for aerospace propulsion as well as heat exchangers in oil and gas applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The battery can withstand thousands of charge and discharge cycles and years of storage before being composted.
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Special Reports: Aerospace
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Aerospace Manufacturing - August 2021
Demanding applications in the aerospace industry require products and systems that are manufactured using the latest technologies – from design and simulation, to fabrication and final testing. To help...

Products: Software
Epoxies, reverse-engineering software, temperature loggers, and more.
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Facility Focus: Materials
WPI supports research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, cybersecurity, and fire safety.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
An extrudable thermoplastic 3D printing filament allows users to create lightweight, sponge-like foams.
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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here’s an Idea™ explores a variety of new-and-improved hearing aids, from $5 “do-it-yourself” devices to advanced systems that monitor brain waves.
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