Tag: NASA
Copper3D wins new grant from NASA for antimicrobial 3D printing
NASA Nebraska Space Grant office provided funding to examine the development, validation, and mechanically characterization of antimicrobial 3D printed medical devices for astronauts. The...
MIT and NASA engineers demonstrate a new kind of airplane wing
Assembled from tiny identical pieces, the wing could enable lighter, more energy-efficient aircraft designs.
A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new...
Tethers Unlimited wins NASA grant to work on future FabLab for...
Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited is getting a shot at helping to create an advanced fabrication facility that could manufacture and recycle 3-D printed items...
It May Soon Be Easy And Practical To Use Metals With...
In the last several years, 3D printing with plastics has advanced rapidly. Now, a team of researchers has shown that it may soon be...
Marsha 3D Printed Cylinders The Future of Living on Mars
3D PRINTING
In-Situ Resource Utilization
Martian exploration and settlement at any meaningful scale will depend on materials found on Mars. This is enabled by a technology...
Electron sandwich doubles thermoelectric performance
Researchers more than doubled the ability of a material to convert heat into electricity, which could help reduce the amount of wasted heat and...
3D Printed Tool for Exploring Beneath Ice in Outer Space
Using 3D printing, fiberglass and stainless steel, a team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University developed a tool that could help NASA explore underneath ice-covered surfaces...
NASA Embraces Commercial Electronics
Several experiments aboard the International Space Station are testing whether the space agency can move beyond traditional rad-hard components.
If all goes according to plan,...
NASA eyes versatile carbon-nanotube technology for spaceflight
An ultra-dark coating comprised of nearly invisible shag rug-like strands made of pure carbon is proving to be highly versatile for all types of...
New science from Jupiter
When NASA's Juno spacecraft recently flew over the poles of Jupiter, researchers were astonished, as if they had never seen a giant planet before.
And...
