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Material Jetting

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

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...
Conceptual illustration of cells, a flow cytometry stream, automation and collaboration with logos for NIST and NIAID underneath.

AI and Flow Cytometry Workshop

Mon, Jun 9 - Tue, Jun 10 2025
A NIST–FDA–NIAID Co-Organized Workshop This workshop aims to advance AI/ML applications in flow cytometry and related

Additive Manufacturing Instruments

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

Work With Us

There are several ways to collaborate with our National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) team. While...

Battery Electric Vehicles

Types of Electric Vehicles A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is a vehicle that operates using the charge from a battery pack. The battery...
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