Computational additive manufacturing integrates digital design, simulation, and control with 3D and 4D printing processes to create structures with precisely programmed geometry, composition, and function. Methods span multimaterial extrusion, vat photopolymerization, volumetric and holographic printing, and bio- and food-printing, often coupled to AI-driven design tools, topology optimization, and process monitoring. A major emphasis is on architected and origami- or textile-inspired mechanical metamaterials, soft robots, and functional devices whose mechanical, optical, electromagnetic, or morphing behavior is encoded at the meso- and microstructural level.
Engineering
One of the most common industrial 3D printing processes is laser powder bed fusion. It is mainly used for complex, heavy-duty components in aerospace, medical technology, and toolmaking.
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Engineering
Over the past decades, energy engineers have been developing a wide range of new technologies that could power electronic devices, robots and electric vehicles more efficiently and reliably. These include solid oxide cells ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
3D printing is a simple way to create custom tools, replacement pieces and other helpful objects, but it is also being used to create untraceable firearms, such as ghost guns, like the one implicated in the late 2024 killing ...
Aug 18, 2025
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Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have developed a comprehensive framework that accelerates improvements to shock-absorbing foam materials.
Aug 18, 2025
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Telecom
MIT researchers have developed a reconfigurable antenna that dynamically adjusts its frequency range by changing its physical shape, making it more versatile for communications and sensing than static antennas.
Aug 18, 2025
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Robotics
A new AI-powered tool created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science could change the way we manufacture and build things.
Aug 14, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers from Simon Fraser University have unveiled an artificial intelligence framework that could transform drug development and accelerate the discovery of new medicines.
Aug 13, 2025
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Engineering
Engineers at the University of Maine are developing a new method to more accurately predict the strength of lightweight 3D-printed objects. This research, conducted at the university's Advanced Structures and Composites Center ...
Aug 1, 2025
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Engineering
Most people envision vibration on a large scale, like the buzz of a cell phone notification or the oscillation of an electric toothbrush. But scientists think about vibration on a smaller scale—atomic, even.
Jul 26, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In a bold step toward transforming how nuclear infrastructure is built, the Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard ...
Jul 24, 2025
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