Scientists have found a promising new way to manufacture one of industry’s toughest materials—tungsten carbide–cobalt—using ...

The approach uses 3D printing to produce WC-Co cemented carbides - ultra-hard materials used in cutting and construction tools - while reducing the waste and cost of conventional manufacturing.

Manufacturers rely on tungsten carbide–cobalt for tools that must survive extreme wear. Yet shaping the material remains one of industrial manufacturing’s most stubborn challenges. Traditional methods ...

While the First Industrial Revolution focused on the production of textiles and the invention of the steam engine, the Second Industrial Revolution was typified by the invention of machinery for mass ...