The Additive Manufacturing Collection

Shape-memory alloy enables prongs to shift into place for a tight fit in this technology that may have aerospace applications.

Chuck Hull’s stereolithography apparatus produced its first 3D-printed part in 1983. Adoption of advanced hardware, software, and materials has allowed innovation to continue for four decades.

Purdue University engineers have developed a process that adds transition metals to aluminum at the nanoscale and created ultra-strong alloys without cracking, a first in the industry.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a process that speeds up the additive manufacturing of metal machine parts by 33 percent.

A scale-inspired flexible fabric could be used for a variety of applications thanks to its ability to stiffen instantly.

A combination of two types of lattices helps make this printed titanium material lightweight, heat-resistant, and strong.

Initially limited to rapid prototyping and small-scale manufacturing, 3D printing has transformed into a versatile technology capable of producing complex structures and futuristic designs.

3D printing has just gotten better. Enter 4D printing. From aerospace, healthcare, and fashion, find out what you know about this new technology.

A new 3D printing method called high-throughput combinatorial printing (HTCP), developed at the University of Notre Dame, accelerates the discovery and production of new materials—in some cases, shortening the development time to one year or less.

Researchers have developed a new framework for quantifying the performance of flaw detections using in-situ monitoring and machine learning for powder bed fusion 3D printing.

A bespoke track bike made from a high-tech alloy will compete in Paris this summer.

University of Kentucky engineering students designed space capsules for NASA testing that used 3D-printed material for heat shields.