The Rise and Fall of a 3-D Printing Empire

Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionize manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn.
Inc

These Ex-SpaceXers Want to Transform 3-D Metal Printing

Los Angeles-based Freeform was co-founded by Erik Palitsch, the principal architect of the SpaceX Merlin engine and other programs, and TJ Ronacher, the lead analyst, news site TechCrunch reports.
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There’s something weird about the 3-D in Avatar: Fire and Ash

Unfortunately, the release of the otherwise wonderful Avatar: Fire and Ash will revive a debate many of us hoped had been put to rest some time ago. I’m talking, of course, about high frame rates (HFR ...
NPR

3-D printing is bringing down the cost to make prosthetics for children

Prosthetics for children can be expensive because they need to adjust to their growth. Now 3-D printing is making them more affordable and flexible. Prosthetics can make a huge difference in the ...
Military Times

Navy uses 3-D printing to manufacture destroyer parts

An additive manufacturing machine prints an eductor, or jet pump, for the guided missile destroyer Arleigh Burke. (Navy) The Naval Sea Systems Command engineering directorate has streamlined a ...