In a breakthrough for additive manufacturing, ESA’s Metal 3D Printer uses a high-powered laser to melt stainless steel wire, and could lead to a more circular space economy where recycled materials are utilised to manufacture replacement parts in orbit.
CEO of IQ Technologies for Earth and Space, Kurt Winter, talks to Electro Optics about IQ FireWatch, an automated detection and early-warning system for forest fires, discussing the benefits of the system and the multiple sensor technologies it applies.
Developing a resin material that can be used to 3D-print highly customised intraocular lenses, Dr. Aram Saeed, Associate Professor of Healthcare Technologies at the University of East Anglia, discusses the research and its clinical applications with Electro Optics.