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3D printing using electron beams

Prof. Dr. Carolin Körner, Chair of Materials Science and Engineering for Metals at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant, which is not only extraordinary funding, but also recognition of Erlangen and Nuremberg...

instalimb uses 3D scanning and printing to make prosthetic legs more affordable

Instalimb is a Philippines-based company that’s on a mission to make prostheses more affordable. Using 3D scanning and 3D printing technology, the team produces high-quality prosthetics at a faster rate and at a lower price. Instalimb’s CEO, Yutaka Tokushima, first...

Interview with Chris Aiello, co-owner of a new binder-jet 3D printing shop

Who would start a business during a global pandemic? A lot of people. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of Americans applying to start a new business rose 42% between 2019 and 2020. . Four of those individuals—Nate Higgins, Chris Aiello, Andy Reasinger,...

Interview: Adam Sklar – A 27-Year-Old Building Hardcore Hardtails from Steel and Titanium

I first saw one of Adam Sklar's bikes at a cyclocross race in Sandpoint, Idaho, in 2014. A friend had just received his new bike from a Montana frame builder and was putting it through its paces for the first time, so a crew of us took turns pedaling it around. The...