Lately, there's been plenty of progress in 3D printing objects from the lunar regolith. We've reported on several projects ...

This 3D printer builds objects by melting a fine ... strange pattern in how the atoms were arranged. It wasn’t a normal crystal—it was something much rarer: a quasicrystal.

There are only 230 possible ways for atoms to form repeating crystal patterns. Quasicrystals do not fit into any of them; their unique shape lets them form a pattern that fills the space, but never ...

This 3D printer builds objects by melting a fine metal powder with a laser. Credit: NIST. Scientists have discovered a rare and powerful crystal hidden inside a 3D-printed aluminum alloy.

The alloy formed under the extreme conditions of metal 3D printing, a new way to make metal parts ... Quasicrystals are like ordinary crystals but with a few key differences. A traditional crystal is ...

The alloy formed under the extreme conditions of metal 3D printing, a new way to make ... but with a few key differences. A traditional crystal is any solid made of atoms or molecules in repeating ...

The alloy formed under the extreme conditions of 3D metal printing, a new way to make metal parts ... Wang/NIST A traditional crystal is any solid made of atoms or molecules in repeating patterns.