The Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

By Sona Dadhania, senior technology analyst, IDTechEx BOSTON—Ten years ago, the 3D printing landscape was in the midst of its first big boom. With the 2009 expiration of a key Stratasys patent that covered thermoplastic filament extrusion technology, desktop filament...

DoD Awards $3.7 Million to Enhance Advanced Thermoplastics Production

WASHINGTON—The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced the award of $3.7 million via the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program to Qarbon Aerospace to design and manufacture advanced lightweight continuous fiber thermoplastic composite...

Argonne’s Aurora Supercomputer Set to Supercharge Materials Discovery

Researchers will use the exascale system and AI to speed up the search for new materials for batteries, catalysts, and other applications. By Jeremy Sykes LEMONT, Ill.—The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Argonne National Laboratory is building one of the nation’s...