Concordia researchers use 4D printing of composites to produce wind turbine blades on flat molds

Researchers at Concordia University have developed an inverse 4D printing of composites method for producing curved vertical-axis wind turbine blades from carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy. The process forms the blades on a flat mold, removing the need for tooling that matches…

3DCeram Sinto and Avignon Ceramic Partner on Ceramic 3D Printing for Aerospace Cores

Ceramics 3D printing supplier 3DCeram Sinto and French ceramic specialist Avignon Ceramic have released a video detailing their ceramic 3D printing partnership for producing cores used in aerospace investment casting. The video walks through how the two companies developed a…

Venus Aerospace Closes $91M to Scale Detonation Engine Production

Venus Aerospace has secured $91 million in Series B funding led by Houston-based venture capital firm Mercury Fund, with additional backing from Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, Starboard Star Venture Capital, Green Sands Equity, and other investors. The raise follows…

Auxilium Biotechnologies Bioprints Kidney and Liver Tissue Aboard the ISS

Auxilium Biotechnologies, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has bioprinted kidney and liver tissue aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking the first time either tissue type has been manufactured in orbit. The tissues, along with cartilage and 28 nerve repair implants,…

AFIT and Oak Ridge Turn to 3D Printing for Faster, Cheaper Radiation Detectors

A project funded by the Department of Energy‘s NNSA DNN R&D program and based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has turned to additive manufacturing to produce pixelated plastic scintillator arrays, seeking to cut both the time and expense of…

AMA: Aerospace, Space & Defense 2026: Innovative Space Hardware for Biology

Getting a biology experiment into space makes headlines; getting one back with cells intact and data uncontaminated is the part that actually takes years to figure out. Sebastian Feles, technical lead of the Aeromedical FabLab at the German Aerospace Centre…

Heading to Farnborough International Airshow? Meet the AeroDef Additive Manufacturing Community first.

Farnborough International Airshow will bring the global aerospace, aviation, space, and defence industries to the UK from 20–24 July 2026. But before the sector gathers on the show floor, the additive manufacturing community has an opportunity to connect around one…

AMAA 2026: Safran Scales Additive Manufacturing Across Flight-Critical Engine Parts

Eighteen months of casting and welding, compressed into three weeks on a single machine. That is what additive manufacturing in aerospace now means in practice at one of the sector’s largest groups. Safran, the French aerospace and defence manufacturer with…

AMAA 2026: Enhancing UAV Performance with AM

Interested in the future of manufacturing? Don’t miss Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Aerospace, Space and Defense 2026, taking place on July 9th. Mark your calendar and secure your spot at the event redefining what’s possible in aerospace, space, and defense manufacturing.…

AMAA 2026: NASA Turns Rocket Alloys Into Flight Ready Hardware Through Iterative Post Processing

A combustion chamber with undetected flaws, or a nozzle with clogged internal channels observed during a hot fire test, can set a rocket programme back months. At NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center, that risk has pushed engineers to treat additive…