Lightweight rocket components mean more ambitious missions beyond Mars are possible. Engineers at NASA have managed to construct lighter rocket parts that don't melt using 3D printing and a novel ...

One of the limitations of 3D printing has been its inability to use different types of materials while printing one product. This has been an obstacle for 3D printing in space travel, which sometimes ...

Bioprinted body parts could prove vital to future medical treatments, and scientists are going to great lengths to test it — in a very literal sense. NASA, Redwire and the Uniformed Services ...

A process called selective laser melting, similar to 3D printing, is being used to create parts for NASA's new Space Launch System. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — NASA partnered with Austin 3D printing company ICON to build habitats and infrastructure that could help future explorers of the moon and Mars. NASA said the Moon to Mars Planetary ...

One of America's most recognized and experienced broadcast journalists, Lesley Stahl has been a "60 Minutes" correspondent since 1991. A young CEO who started a 3D-printing business to create what he ...

NASA has announced that it will establish two new institutes to advance technology critical to engineering and climate research. The space agency plans to develop multidisciplinary research and ...

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NASA is leading a project to explore the feasibility of using 3D printing processes for manufacturing rechargeable batteries on the moon and Mars. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has joined ...

If you're following 3D Systems, Stratasys, or the 3D printing space in general, you're likely aware of the main hurdles that are holding back 3D printing from making faster inroads into the ...

The five El Camino College students behind 3D printing startup ‘Techtonic 3D’ wear many hats – they are scholars, engineers, inventors and entrepreneurs. Juggling each of the roles can be tiresome, ...

New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to ...