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Smarter 3D printing makes better parts faster

“Software for powder bed fusion printers optimizes laser’s printing path 3D printers may soon get better at producing intricate metal and plastic parts, thanks to new software developed at the University of Michigan that reduces harmful heat buildup in …

SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station

“A pioneering astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Ax-1, a mission from Houston-based company Axiom Space, today (April 8) at 11:17 a.m. EDT (1517 GMT) from NASA …

STMicroelectronics’ integrated automotive audio amplifier combines high-definition sound with class-G efficiency

“STMicroelectronics’ TDA7901 automotive amplifier integrates a buck controller for class-G power switching and supports high-definition audio, a market-unique combination for great listening and high efficiency. In class-G operation, the TDA7901 buck controller automatically optimizes the voltage supplied to the bridge-tied …

Surfing at the atomic scale: ANSTO scientists confirm experimentally new fundamental law for liquids

“The first experimental evidence to validate a newly published universal law that provides insights into the complex energy states for liquids has been found using an advanced nuclear technique at ANSTO. The work has just been published in the Journal …

The side effects of quantum error correction and how to cope with them

“It is well established that quantum error correction can improve the performance of quantum sensors. But new theory work cautions that, unexpectedly, the approach can also give rise to inaccurate and misleading results — and shows how to rectify these shortcomings …

Tiny labmade motors could one day suck pollutants from the air and harvest precious metals

“In three advances, scientists replicate—and in some cases improve on—the body’s own minimachines Tiny molecular machines make life possible. Spinning rotary motors generate the chemical fuel our cells need, miniature walkers carry nutrients, and minute construction crews …

TU Delft and Intel drink a toast to the qubit

“The new building blocks of the quantum computer of the future are being produced in a present-day chip factory. Researchers from QuTech — a TU Delft and TNO collaboration — and Intel showed that this is possible. They achieved this major technological …

Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature

“With help from a cryocooler, the Mid-Infrared Instrument has dropped down to just a few degrees above the lowest temperature matter can reach and is ready for calibration. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will see the first galaxies to …

A 3D approach to protecting biodiversity on the high seas

“A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30 per cent this decade, according to international researchers. Dr Issac Brito-Morales helped develop the strategy while at The University of Queensland and said it …

An alternative low-cost technique to produce metal powders for 3D printing

“Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as metal 3D printing, creates objects by addition of material, layer by layer. A major source material for AM is metal powder, which is predominantly produced using a technique called atomisation, in which a molten …