Additive manufacturing and ceramics make for efficient jet engines
20 May 2013
It can be hard to pinpoint the time when engineering innovations really move out from the laboratory to make a serious impact on the global economy, but one of the great new waves in manufacturing seems to be reaching that threshold - 3D printing.
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3D controls for 3D designs
17 May 2013
The rapid engineering innovation in the field of 3D printing has drawn plenty of attention in the past few years, and a good deal of speculation as to how far the technology could go. But what has often gotten less press are the engineering tools that companies and researchers use to produce the models that these new printers then bring into being.
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NASA satellites facing new challenges, opportunities
16 May 2013
NASA has been dealing with its wildly successful Curiosity rover for much of the past year, but the agency has several important satellites that are going to need some attention in coming months and years.
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