In recent years, research interest in the 3D printing of metal patterns on plastic parts has grown exponentially, due to its high potential in the manufacturing of next-generation electronics. But ...

Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists have ...

3D printing, the process of making a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model, is set to revolutionize the way industries manufacture parts. First, a 3D image is created using a ...

Prototype parts are 3D printed in the new Advanced and Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence to troubleshoot the machines at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. (Debralee Best/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The ...

To enable high-volume production of complex-shaped and fully integrated carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components, Mubea Carbo Tech GmbH (MCT, Salzburg, Austria) has developed a novel process ...

There are lots of reasons to love 3D printing. It democratizes manufacturing, putting consumers in granular control of the things they own — rather than requiring them to choose from a finite pre-made ...

Perhaps one of the oldest dreams of a science-fiction future is the ability to create something where once there was nothing. If we could create solid, stable objects out of thin air, the idea of ...

Three-dimensional (3D) metal–plastic composite structures have widespread potential applicability in smart electronics, micro/nanosensing, internet-of-things (IoT) devices, and even quantum computing.