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For all the hype over three-dimensional printing, it’s done little to revolutionize the world of manufacturing. An innovation out of two Bay Area labs could change that. The new method creates near-instantaneous objects that are smoother, more complex and far … Continue reading →

Asia, in particular, appeared ripe for the A380. Japanese carriers, traditionally loyal to Boeing, had deployed the aging 747 on heavily commuted short-distance routes. China, with its growing class of tourists and a rapidly expanding economy, seemed like an obvious … Continue reading →

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grew its national integrated virtual 3D printing network from three hospitals in early 2017 to 20 at the close of 2018. The expanding network, which started at VA’s Puget Sound Health Care System, allows VA health … Continue reading →

“It looks like something you might find aboard the Starship Enterprise,” said Jeremy Thomas, a spokesman for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). He was talking about a projector that can beam a three-dimensional video into a container of photosensitive resin … Continue reading →

In contrast to other aviation schools in Nigeria that cost as much as $41,000 annually, the International College of Aeronautics charges a $413 fee, currently subsidized to $235. Joshua Ajibode, one of the commercially licensed pilots who leads the flight … Continue reading →

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) (left), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transit ahead of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during flight operations. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting composite … Continue reading →

“How do you keep a spaceship simple?” Dan Kreigh rhetorically asks several dozen attendees of “Plane Crazy Saturday,” a monthly event for aviation fans held at the Mojave Air Space Port (MASP). The group had convened on a sweltering August afternoon in the … Continue reading →