Near net shape manufacturing aims to produce parts that are very close to their final dimensions, reducing the need for ...

Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created wood ink that can be extruded into flat wooden structures, self-morphing into complex 3D shapes as they dry and shrink. The researchers ...

The net of a 3D shape is what it looks like if it is opened out flat. There are many types of nets for the different 3D shapes. A net is made from polygons that can be folded and joined to make a ...

For decades, 3D preforms have promised efficiency in struc- tural design and fabrication of composites. Those who make them could deliver to molders a tailored, net-shape reinforcement with fiber only ...