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Last year, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a ban on certain components sourced from foreign suppliers, including Chinese firms, used in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Meanwhile, the FY…

Last year, Autonomous Resource Corporation (ARC) became the surprising owner of Desktop Metal’s (DM’s) assets following the bankruptcy of the one-time additive manufacturing (AM) unicorn, an acquisition that cost ARC…

We’re starting with 3D printing for energy applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to military and defense 3D printing. Finally, Nike Sportswear is focusing…

Outside of the defense sector, few industries have been impacted by Russia’s ongoing occupation of Ukraine more than nuclear energy. The same appears to already be happening in response to…

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) researchers have used Lithoz ceramics 3D printing to make more efficient hydrogen fuel cells. With a part made from Lithoz Yttria Fully Stabilized Zirconia (8YSZ),…

I’m a big fan of wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), in large part because it’s not that much of a departure from how arc welding already works. It’s a technology…

The Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (Fraunhofer ILT) is to research titanium aluminide hydrogen reactors and heat exchangers. The hope is that lightweight, better-performing 3D printed components will make…

Since 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded projects that leverage the high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities of the U.S. national laboratories to optimize manufacturing processes. The High-Performance Computing…

We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some business news, as Meltio has announced a sales partner in the U.S. and Immensa has joined Shell’s Energy Transition Campus….

The U.S. hydropower fleet, more than 2,200 plants averaging 65 years of age, relies on large, bespoke components that are increasingly difficult to source. Long lead times, disappearing suppliers, and…

Nordic Alpha Partners has invested in Additive Drives. This will help accelerate the company’s mission to develop better 3D printed electric motors. Through making lighter, rare-earth element-free engines, Additive Drives…

We’re one year and a few days removed from the DeepSeek meltdown that rocked U.S. equity markets, not to mention the de facto U.S. AI brain trust, with fears that…

By now, more or less everyone seems to be aware, in one way or another, that the AI boom is straining global power grids and yielding insatiable demand for new…

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), a government-funded research organization, has demonstrated a persistent interest in developing metal additive manufacturing (AM) materials for nuclear fusion applications, including multiple phases of…

As the year comes to a close, it’s clear that additive manufacturing (AM) is entering a new phase. Costs are falling, supply chains are changing, government spending is rising, and…

Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is a bit of a mixed bag, including stories about standards, ballistics 3D printing, dental aligners, and more. Read on for all the details! DNV…

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded 6K Energy a $1.9 million research and development grant to support the domestic production of advanced lithium-ion battery materials. The funding, issued…

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has opened a pilot plant that 3D prints advanced ceramic devices for renewable hydrogen systems. It’s described as the first facility on the…

The time and resource expenditures required to qualify parts for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry can certainly be demanding. But those requirements are also reassuring. Most obviously, they’re reassuring from…

Walking through Autodesk’s Technology Center in Boston, I’ve come to expect surprises. One second, it’s MIT engineers pushing concrete printers to their limits, the next it’s Harvard architects stitching stone…

Washington State University (WSU), the University of Maryland, the University of British Columbia, and Boeing researchers have completed work on additively manufactured antenna arrays, which have been published in Nature…

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Dyndrite and Ansys are collaborating on reducing risk in metal AM, and researchers from the Technical University of Denmark are 3D printing ceramic, coral-inspired…

Conflux Technology has collaborated with Airbus on its ZEROe project, which is Airbus’ attempt to build a hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft. Apart from being the best thing ever to happen to…

Dual-use technologies serve more than one sector, often bridging the gap between commercial and defense applications. Additive manufacturing (AM), once seen primarily as a prototyping tool, is now maturing into…