More than 100 years ago, Nikola Tesla patented the Tesla valve, a one-way fluid flow device with no moving parts. However, as the team tuned their design and printed new iterations, the flow ...

According to Interesting Engineering, the new 3D printable steel alloy may be used by Tesla for its Giga casting procedure that would need fewer parts compared to what they are using at the present.

This satellite support demonstrator combines 3D printed PA12 (darker, top left portion of the part) and aluminum (bottom right) parts, joined in the interior with continuous carbon fiber and epoxy.

Toews: One primary benefit of using 3D-printed parts in aircraft is weight reduction. Lightweight components are crucial for improving fuel efficiency, which directly contributes to cost savings ...