Large-scale single crystals printed layer by layer

October 21, 2026 · 12:00 am 2 sources

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• Large-scale single crystals printed layer by layer
  Nature · October 21, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03257-y A 3D-printing method has made single crystals of metals and alloys in complex shapes and up to one metre in length, as needed for advanced technological applications.
• Additive manufacturing of ultralong and architected single crystals
  Nature · October 21, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11185-0 A free-form additive manufacturing method that uses alternating and pulsed heat inputs is described for fabricating metre-tall, centimetre-diameter single crystals of Ti-6Al-4V, as well as hard-to-process refractory metals,…