We’re starting with a story about a grant for advanced nanoscale 3D printing in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then on to metal additive manufacturing (AM) for defense readiness and shipbuilding. We’ll finish up with industrial X-ray CT scanning.
UCSB Receives NSF Grant for Advanced Nanoscale 3D Printing
Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions. Image credit: Brian Long
In response to a proposal they submitted, a team of researchers at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently secured a $1.15 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase a 3D nanoprinting system. The equipment, which the team wrote will “open the door to new approaches to nano- and micro-manufacturing of complex structures and devices,” is able to print a polymer lens fewer than 50 micrometers wide onto the edge of a chip, and will be housed in the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility. The team consists of lead PI Galan Moody, UCSB professor of electrical and computer engineering, and co-PIs Marley Dewey (bioengineering), Andrew Jayich (physics), Sumita Pennathur (mechanical engineering), and Andrea Young (physics). They will all use the new system for their own projects, like creating new photonic chip designs and patterned biomaterials, microprinting ion trap structures for optical clocks, 3D printing microfluidic channels on chips to use as electrical control, and more. As they explained in their proposal, the team also plans to train UCSB students on the equipment, as well as local community college students.
“There are just a few universities in the U.S. that have tools with these capabilities,” Moody said.
“Ten-nm-resolution lithography is available at off-campus commercial foundries, but none is capable of creating complex 3D structures with nanoscale resolution and high speed for high-throughput prototyping, which are required for next-generation devices. Being able to make structures in true three dimensions opens new capabilities.”
Meltio Developing Ecosystem of Certified Partners for U.S. Defense Readiness
Spanish company Meltio, which specializes in wire-laser metal deposition (W-LMD), is working to strengthen its presence in U.S. defense manufacturing through a growing ecosystem of certified industrial partners. These partners operate under recognized quality and regulatory frameworks, including ITAR registration, Type 7 FFL, SAM Registration and ISO 9001:2015 compliance, and they help reinforce the company’s work to provide advanced technology for metal parts production and repair. Meltio’s adaptable manufacturing capability has been validated by the U.S. Navy and allied defense programs, and is perfect for mission-critical environments, like those in the military sector, that require operational readiness, supply chain resilience,
We’re starting with a story about a grant for advanced nanoscale 3D printing in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then on to metal additive manufacturing (AM) for defense readiness and shipbuilding. We’ll finish up with industrial X-ray CT scanning.
UCSB Receives NSF Grant for Advanced Nanoscale 3D Printing
Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions. Image credit: Brian Long
In response to a proposal they submitted, a team of researchers at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently secured a $1.15 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase a 3D nanoprinting system. The equipment, which the team wrote will “open the door to new approaches to nano- and micro-manufacturing of complex structures and devices,” is able to print a polymer lens fewer than 50 micrometers wide onto the edge of a chip, and will be housed in the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility. The team consists of lead PI Galan Moody, UCSB professor of electrical and computer engineering, and co-PIs Marley Dewey (bioengineering), Andrew Jayich (physics), Sumita Pennathur (mechanical engineering), and Andrea Young (physics). They will all use the new system for their own projects, like creating new photonic chip designs and patterned biomaterials, microprinting ion trap structures for optical clocks, 3D printing microfluidic channels on chips to use as electrical control, and more. As they explained in their proposal, the team also plans to train UCSB students on the equipment, as well as local community college students.
“There are just a few universities in the U.S. that have tools with these capabilities,” Moody said.
“Ten-nm-resolution lithography is available at off-campus commercial foundries, but none is capable of creating complex 3D structures with nanoscale resolution and high speed for high-throughput prototyping, which are required for next-generation devices. Being able to make structures in true three dimensions opens new capabilities.”
Meltio Developing Ecosystem of Certified Partners for U.S. Defense Readiness
Spanish company Meltio, which specializes in wire-laser metal deposition (W-LMD), is working to strengthen its presence in U.S. defense manufacturing through a growing ecosystem of certified industrial partners. These partners operate under recognized quality and regulatory frameworks, including ITAR registration, Type 7 FFL, SAM Registration and ISO 9001:2015 compliance, and they help reinforce the company’s work to provide advanced technology for metal parts production and repair. Meltio’s adaptable manufacturing capability has been validated by the U.S. Navy and allied defense programs, and is perfect for mission-critical environments, like those in the military sector, that require operational readiness, supply chain resilience,