It is known that 3D printing makes manufacturing a lot easier and more precise than traditional manufacturing methods such as molding or machining. Some printers can 3D print using metals and alloys, ...

In 2014, eight engineers started a secret project behind the walls of GE Aviation’s headquarters. Their challenge? Build an aircraft engine with 3D printing instead of traditional manufacturing. The ...

Liquid fuelled engines are throttleable and monstrously powerful, but highly complex. Meanwhile, solid rocket engines are simple and cheap, but once you light them, they’re going full-bore until ...

A 3D-printed minimalist turbojet engine independently developed by the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) has completed ...

The engine is China's first 3D-printed, ultra-lightweight miniature turbojet engine in the 160-kilogram thrust class to complete a flight test. It utilizes a multi-disciplinary topology optimization ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology ...

Scale models and automotive enthusiasm have gone hand-in-hand since the earliest hot-rod days. In modern times, you'll find countless ways to indulge in these tiny replicas that often end up next to ...

After decades of false starts, America’s leading scramjet engine developers say scramjet-powered hypersonic flight is now within reach. That’s partly thanks to the coming of new 3D printing technology ...

The promise of 3D printing in automotive applications is clear for all to see, but it still takes clever engineering to get the most out of the futuristic process. It likely won’t come as a surprise ...

Since 2009, Daudi Barnes and his team at Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test has offered state-of-the art testing facilities for rocket engines on a 2-acre site east of the Durango-La Plata County Airport ...

Last year, Chennai-based spacetech firm Agnikul made history by successfully launching the world’s first rocket powered by a single-piece 3D-printed engine. What made this feat even more impressive is ...