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Instruments by Project

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) has a variety of tools for additive manufacturing. Click...

Instruments by Location

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) has a variety of tools for AM. If you are interested in...
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Sensors capable of detecting individual photons of visible light have become essential for applications ranging from imaging faint galaxies to quantum computing

Material Jetting

Material jetting forms solid structures from liquid material. Similar to traditional inkjet printing, material jetting builds objects by...
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New Horizon Innovations

Team name Team New Horizon Innovations Awards UAS 5.0: First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge Stage 4 – Winner: $30,000 Total 5.0 Prizes:...

ResponseWing

Team name Team ResponseWing Awards UAS 5.0: First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge Stage 3 – 1st Place: $100,000 Stage 4 – Winner: $30,000...

Binder Jetting

Binder jetting prints three-dimensional structures by fusing powdered material together with a binder. The technique can produce colorful...

Vat Photopolymerization

Vat photopolymerization forms structures by curing liquid photopolymer resin with ultraviolet light. The structure is submerged, raised, and...

Material Extrusion

Material extrusion can produce three-dimensional structures by building up material layer-by-layer. This technique is commonly used by...

Directed Energy Deposition

Directed energy deposition (DED) builds up material layer-by-layer. A nozzle deposits and melts material onto a target with a directed beam...

Powder Bed Fusion

Powder bed fusion can produce functional parts by melting and fusing layers of powdered material (e.g. metal) with either a high-power laser...

Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) studies the characteristics, material properties, and...

Additive Manufacturing of Polymers

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) studies the characteristics, properties, and behaviors of...

Additive Manufacturing of Metals

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) studies the characteristics, properties, and behaviors of...

Additive Manufacturing Instruments

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) studies various material properties. If you are interested...
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