UK-based alloy design firm Alloyed has raised £37 million in a Series B funding round. The Oxford University spinout will use its new capital to expand its material manufacturing facilities in Abingdon, UK, and Seattle, USA. It also plans to…
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RMIT’s new ultra-stiff, energy-absorbing lattice for construction and safety applications
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a bio-inspired lattice structure (BLS) with 13 times the stiffness and 10% greater energy absorption than existing auxetic materials. Inspired by the deep-sea sponge Venus’ flower basket, the structure retains auxetic properties over a…
Optimized Carbon Nanolattices Achieve Record Strength
A research team from the University of Toronto has developed carbon nanolattices with an ultrahigh-specific strength of 2.03 MPa m³ kg⁻¹ at densities below 215 kg m⁻³. The study, published in Advanced Materials, presents a multi-objective Bayesian optimization (MBO) approach…
Rocket Lab unveils new ocean landing platform for its Neutron Rocket
After the 60th launch of Electron rocket, Californian space launch company Rocket Lab has announced plans for Return On Investment, an ocean landing platform designed to recover its reusable Neutron rocket at sea. For this development, the company has acquired…
Renishaw Supports Cookson Industrial in Making Platinum Rhodium Viable for Additive Manufacturing
Renishaw, an engineering technology company operating in 36 countries, has collaborated with Cookson Industrial, a UK-based specialist in precious metal additive manufacturing (AM), to enhance the viability of producing platinum rhodium components through AM. By implementing targeted system modifications, the…
K-Tig to acquire award-winning firm Metal Powder Works and raise upto $10m in IPO
Australian rapid welding technology company K-Tig is acquiring award winning U.S.-based metal powder production firm Metal Powder Works (MPW). According to aumanufacturing, the deal comes as the Australian company works through voluntary administration and restructures its operations. At the heart…
PARI explores new research on dark ceramics for hypersonic applications
Researchers at Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) are exploring methods to 3D print dark ceramics, enabling complex, heat-resistant components for hypersonic vehicles. Their objective is to develop complex shapes for hypersonic vehicle components while improving scalability and efficiency. Led by…
New sustainable supply chain approach for tantalum implants by Croom Medical and GAM
Ireland-based Croom Medical and US-based tantalum products supplier Global Advanced Metals (GAM) have developed a closed-loop supply chain approach to expand the use of tantalum in 3D printing. By tackling the material’s processing challenges and making its use more sustainable,…
Rocket Lab’s 60th Electron launch deploys BlackSky’s latest satellite
After securing a hypersonic missile contract, California-based aerospace company Rocket Lab has launched its 60th Electron rocket to place a new Gen-3 satellite for BlackSky into low Earth orbit. Dubbed “Fasten Your Space Belts,” a mission from Rocket Lab Launch…
ICON raises $56M in a latest Series C funding round
Texas-based construction 3D printing company ICON has secured $56 million in Series C funding, following a layoff announcement last month. Co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Tiger Global Management, this funding round marked the first close with an additional $75…
