Category: Advanced Manufacturing
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3D printing 100 times faster with light
The new method also results in a stronger print than typical layered models.
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A new lead on a 50-year-old radiation damage mystery
A U-M-led team of researchers developed the first atomic-level simulation that produced a mysterious defect.
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3D-printing gets a turbo boost from U-M technology
Algorithm allows 3-D printers to “read ahead” of their programming to boost speeds.
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Advanced manufacturing lab opens in Detroit
Center to drive lightweight manufacturing technology
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Heat-conducting plastic could lead to lighter electronics, cars
Unfurling the long chains of molecules in plastics could help them dissipate heat more easily.
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‘Magic’ alloy could spur the next generation of solar cells
A new alloy could reduce the cost of high-efficiency solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics.”
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Star Wars tech: How far are we? Chewie gets answers
Chewie talks to experts about spacecraft thrusters, light sabers, droids, carbonite and holograms.