energy storage

UCLA 3D Prints Zinc-Ion Battery With Seven Times More Energy

Just days after researchers at the California Institute of Technology unveiled a 3D printed design for lithium-ion batteries, another university team has announced a different battery breakthrough using additive manufacturing…

Caltech Uses 3D Printing to Rethink the Lithium-Ion Battery

For more than two decades, lithium-ion batteries have powered almost everything around us. They are inside smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles, drones, and even many medical devices. Batteries have improved a…

6K Energy Wins $1.9M Defense Grant to Advance U.S.-Made Battery Materials

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…

New 3D Printed Hydrogen Cell Factory Just Switched On in Catalonia

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…

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3D Printing Is Key to the New Energy Space

While it’s difficult to observe from the standpoint of a subjective individual, human society is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation. Driven primarily by resource depletion and lack of deeper economic…

The Future of Multifunctional Additive Manufacturing: Insights from Nottingham’s Richard Hague

Richard Hague has been a true pioneer in 3D printing over the past 28 years. He has written numerous papers on various subjects, such as 3D printing aluminum alloys, inkjet…

Engine Giant Cummins to Invest $1.5 Billion in New Technologies

Indiana-based Cummins, one of the world’s largest engine manufacturers, announced that the company will be investing $1.5 billion in new technologies for clean energy generation and storage by 2027. As…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 22, 2022: Sustainability, Batteries, & More

We start with a metal AM sustainability report in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then a new 3D printing process that offers novel energy storage design options. The Navy…

Battery 3D Printing Startup Sakuu Secures Japanese Spark Plug Leader for Ceramic Materials

As Bay Area startup Sakuu continues toward commercialization of its solid state battery (SSB) 3D printing technology, the company has secured a partnership with NGK Spark Plugs (TYO: 5334), a…