Printing a model jet engine is quite an accomplishment. But it wasn’t enough for [linus3d]. He wanted to redesign it to have a turbojet, an afterburner, and a variable exhaust nozzle. You can see how ...

A company that manufactures jet engine parts in Knoxville is adding more than 50 jobs to begin building full engines with 3D printers. Beehive Industries, an aerospace technology developer, has ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian researchers unveiled the world's first 3D-printed jet engine on Thursday, a manufacturing breakthrough that could lead to cheaper, lighter and more fuel-efficient jets.

Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionise manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn.

Is it real? Well, yes and no. “While it’s not to scale, this 1.5 inch long model was made entirely from direct metal laser melting and required no assembly,” explains GE in another tweet. Does it work ...