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“Metamaterial” design aims for lighter, more energy-efficient aircraft that can be produced cost effectively.

Former astronaut Leland Melvin encourages students to persevere as they continue to build and test their rockets.

See how Protolabs is helping with Lockheed Martin’s work on NASA’s Gateway lunar orbiter project.

The EV team places first among U.S. high schools; team beat all but two university teams before falling in tiebreaker to European Space Consortium for high school students.

Relativity Space will 3D print the rocket with an internally designed 24-ft.-tall unit called the Stargate and plans are underway to build an even bigger 3D printer.

University of Pittsburgh, QuesTek team to improve part quality via better computer modeling.

Engineering startups and government agencies revisit the possibility of supersonic flight.

In addition to meeting NASA’s strict requirements for strength, durability, and weight, Lockheed Martin was able to reduce production time for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time from two years to three months.

3Diligent takes a stand against 3D printed guns, Autodesk and NASA envision 3D-printed habitats for Mars, and a hardware business report from Fictiv.

Autodesk, NASA work on proof of concept for 3D-printed habitats on Mars

The 46-in. titanium fuel tank domes, produced with Sciaky's metal 3D printing technology by Lockheed Martin Space, will be the largest additively manufactured parts in space.

COFES, engineering software industry's annual think tank event,

Creating the sensor represents a step in the instrumentation of the “things” populating the internet of things (IoT). Embedded sensors promise to provide the means to effectively capture in-situ data from industrial equipment, opening the door for advanced setup, maintenance...

Key to the project are Stratasys advanced materials, including an ESD variant of the new Antero 800NA, a PEKK-based thermoplastic offering high performance mechanical, chemical and thermal properties.

Design for additive manufacturing looks at the bare-bones function of a part and how to produce it via additive manufacturing.