manufacturing
NASA challenges makers to design 3D printed habitats for deep-space exploration
Posted in Science on 19th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new $2.25 million competition, the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, to design and build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration.
The first 3D printed rocket will launch soon
Posted in Hardware on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Parts of the rocket engine are made with 3D printers, using a specific method which includes electron beam melting. This method massively decreases the rocket's construction time.
NASA is 3D printing things in space like crazy
Posted in Hardware on 25th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
A month later, the printer has produced 20 objects based on 13 different blueprints.
Ex-Apple Exec Jailed For Selling Supply Chain Secrets
Posted in Business on 8th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Paul Devine, Apple's former Global Supply Manager, has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined $4.5 million (.88 million) for conspiring to sell Apple product secrets.
The First 3D Printer in Space 3D Printed its First Object
Posted in Hardware on 26th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Humans are now manufacturing things in space. This has never been done before.