USC McNAIR Adds 2400°C Furnace for Aerospace Composite Scale-Up
University of South Carolina’s McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research has added a new large ultra-high-temperature furnace system to…
Magnetic Coupling Breakthroughs Redefine Safety and Reliability in Submersible Robotics
In a children’s playground project featuring dynamic dancing fountains, the SplashBotix division of ARM Automation faced a very familiar yet…
Cold Spray AM Breaks Into Semiconductor Equipment Supply Chains
“Precision isn’t just a requirement in semiconductors—it’s the currency of survival,” said a veteran of the sector recently, and it…
Hybrid Composites Surge Toward 2031 with Aerospace, Automotive, and Defense Gains
The needle on the radar screen indicating the composites hybrids market no longer moves with gentle, measured steps but instead…
Hexcel Expands U.S. Composites Development With New NIAR Center
Hexcel broke ground on an applications center located within the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University….
Ohio’s AES Pushes Large-Format 3D Printing Boundaries with ORNL Roots
It all began with a show-stopping demonstration that wowed audiences in the manufacturing world. It was at the International Manufacturing…
Why Archer’s Midnight Scale-Up Depends on Dimensional Engineering Discipline
The Archer Aviation Midnight is in the midst of the FAA certification process, but FAA certification is only one half…
Why HIP and CIP Capacity Matters for U.S. Manufacturing
Out of nowhere, dense parts made right show up where few expect them inside jet engines, hip joints, turbine blades….
Fluid-Powered Gears Could Redefine Motion in Robotics and Machinery
For thousands of years, gears have functioned with solid teeth to turn the wheels of the world, from chariots to…
Mustang Dark Horse SC Puts a Supercharger Where the Gap Was
What happens when a flagship track ‘Mustang’ sits so far above the lineup that the space beneath it becomes its…
The 40-MWh Ferry That Makes Battery Swapping Feel Old Again
“Moving Hull 096 under its own battery-electric power is a world first at this scale and confirms that electric propulsion…
America’s Waste Could Become Its Rare Earth Lifeline
What if the materials holding up advanced manufacturing were already sitting in landfills, ash ponds, scrapyards, and old mine waste?…
Pressed Silk Could Replace Wood and Challenge Kevlar
Silk is traditionally considered either a fiber used in textiles or a biomedical scaffold but not a structural solid with…
Trinity Test Glass Hid a Crystal Modern Labs Still Cannot Make
More than 80 years after the Trinity test transformed desert sand and vaporized metals into glass, the site continues to…
New Perovskite Solar Cell Fix Pushes Efficiency and Lifetime Higher
What has stopped the perovskite solar cell from exiting the confines of scientific laboratories and becoming a viable choice for…
Met Gala Robot Stumble Put Humanoid Hype Under a Brighter Spotlight
While the AGIBOT A2 may have required an escort for its appearance down the Met Gala’s red carpet, it could…
Rice Material Boosts Electric Control 100-Fold for Cooler Computing
It has served silicon well, but the electricity bill might finally be catching up with it. At Rice University, scientists…
Algae Roads Could Slash Asphalt Fumes and Survive Winter Better
What if one of the most environmentally unfriendly materials in modern cities’ urban planning could be rebuilt using algal bio-binders?…