Polymer discovery gives 3D-printed sand super strength
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet a…
Category: Manufacturing
IACMI honored with SAMPE 2021 Organizational Excellence Award
The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) North America announced IACMI – The Composites Institute as a winner of…
Completion of Electrical Projects at Y-12 Advances NNSA’s Critical Enriched Uranium Production Mission
NNSA's Office of Safety, Infrastructure, and Operations took a significant step in advancing the Nation’s Enriched Uranium Strategy with its complet…
UTK-led Consortium Receives $5M DoD Grant
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced the awarding of five grants totaling approximately $25 million under the “Defense Manufacturing Communi…
Manufacturing Camps Showcase Expertise to Pre-College, Industry Professionals
A recent series of camps teaching computer numerically controlled machining focused on training the current and future workforces that will be using t…
UT Partners in Advanced Composites Research through NSF Program
A recent National Science Foundation grant involving faculty in UT’s Tickle College of Engineering will further strengthen that presence through t…
Nuclear Plant in Alabama Now uses 3D-Printed Components
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Alabama has become one of the first plants in the world to use 3D-printed fuel…
ORNL Manufacturing – To infinity and beyond
A research team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have 3D printed a thermal protection shield, or TPS, for a capsule that will launch with the Cygnus…
UT, UK to Spearhead $50 Million Advanced Manufacturing Project for Army
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the University of Kentucky, and the U.S. Army have announced a new five-year, $50 million advanced manufacturi…
Norwood Middle School Wins “Dream it. Do it.” Competition
Norwood Middle School won the sixth annual Dream it. Do it. competition sponsored by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce and Consolidated Nuclear …