weather research
MIT Researchers 3D Print Plasma Sensors Using Glass-Ceramic Material
A team of researchers from MIT fabricated what they say are the first fully digitally manufactured plasma sensors, known as retarding potential analyzers (RPAs), for orbiting spacecraft. Satellites use this…
NASA Scientist Develops First 3D Model of Melting Snowflake
From saving lives with weather stations and collecting weather data to studying hail and delivering accurate forecasts, 3D printing and 3D technologies have often been used for applications in weather…
Weather Researcher Uses 3D Printing to Better Understand the Nature of Hail
As someone who was born—and is currently residing— in the Northeastern region of the United States, I can attest to the fact that hail storms are not fun to be…
