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New Method Embeds Independent Magnetic Movement at the Microscale

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Jun 6, 2026Added 1 month ago

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fabrication method for soft magnetic hydrogels that can be 3D printed into structures smaller than 1mm and activated remotely by an ordinary magnet. According to the research paper published in Matter, the study also saw contributions from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the…

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Safran Aero Boosters and BMT Aerospace to 3D Print Large-Scale Titanium Components for the F135 Engine

Belgium-based Safran Aero Boosters has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to qualify and deliver large-scale, highly complex components for the F135 engine that powers the F-35 Lightning II. The deal was formalized at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 22, 2026, in the presence of Theo Francken, Belgium’s Minister of Defence, and Adrien…

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Lyten’s 3D Graphene Filament Becomes Standard Material for Modovolo’s BFP Platform

Supermaterial applications company Lyten has been named the primary filament supplier for American aerospace and defense company Modovolo’s BFP platform, a transportable 3D printer built to manufacture aerospace, motorsports, and defense-grade parts outside traditional factory settings. The companies announced the partnership as a joint push toward a fully domestic additive manufacturing supply chain, from raw material…

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AI System Learns Each 3D Printer’s “Personality” to Cut Manufacturing Defects

Researchers at IMDEA Materials Institute in Madrid, working with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US, have developed an algorithm that detects hidden behavioral differences between supposedly identical 3D printers and automatically decides how to correct for them. The work, published in Advanced Engineering Informatics, targets a problem that grows worse as manufacturing scales: even…

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GKN Aerospace Provides ‘Innovative Support’ to GTF Repairs with DED

GKN Aerospace has won a series of multi-year repair contracts from Pratt & Whitney covering more than 20 component types across the geared turbofan (GTF) engine family. The agreements run 5 to 10 years and distribute work across GKN facilities in Sweden, Malaysia, and the United States. The contract scope is broad, spanning engine cases,…

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Nano Dimension’s $890 Million AI Healthcare Pivot Now Hangs in the Balance

Last month, Israeli 3D printer manufacturer Nano Dimension signed a non-binding term sheet to merge with Infinite Epigenetics, an AI-powered preventive health and diagnostics company, in a proposed deal valued at $890 million. If completed, the transaction would mark the formal end of Nano’s decade-long presence in the additive manufacturing sector, and the beginning of…

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Addidex Connect Draws 170 Robotic LFAM Practitioners to 3D Printing Event

Roughly 170 practitioners in robotic large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) attended the inaugural Addidex Connect event, held on June 30 and July 1, 2026 at 3D Makers Zone in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The two-day gathering was organized around robotic additive manufacturing (AM) workflows, bringing together designers, engineers, software developers, material specialists, researchers, machine builders and production…

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