Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D ...

One layer at a time, the laser melts the powder into a solid shape. 3D printing creates shapes that would be impossible with any other method. For example, in 2015 GE designed fuel nozzles for ...

One layer at a time, the laser melts the powder into a solid shape. This 3D printer builds objects by melting a fine metal powder with a laser. First, the surface is coated with metal powder. Then, a ...