Welding is as much an art as a science, but knowing where MIG and TIG processes perform best is key to success.

Metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding have their advantages and disadvantages, but how do you pick the process that's right for your next manufacturing or repair project?

MIG vs TIG welding: Picking the right process for joining metals

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3D printing is a fantastic way to prototype or even produce physical objects, but there's an undeniable learning curve.

If you're seeing wispy "hairs" when printing with PLA filament, follow these troubleshooting steps to fix the problem.

How to diagnose, and fix, PLA stringing in 3D printing

There's never been a better time to dive into custom chip design, with both FPGA and ASIC design routes being more accessible than ever.

If off-the-shelf silicon isn’t providing what you need, it’s never been easier to design and build your own.

ASIC vs FPGA in chip design

Demonstrated using the classic "Benchy" benchmark boat, this new 3D printing technique creates objects directly within a volume of jelly-like resin for structure-free printing with dramatically reduced post-processing requirements.

Developed by engineers at Stanford and Harvard Universities, this novel approach to 3D printing upconverts a light source to provide a focused point of photopolymerization — and can produce parts with more detail in less time, without requiring any support structures to be printed.

Nanocapsules provide the solution for high-speed, high-detail 3D printing without supports - using a jelly-like resin

An artist's impression of the proposed AET system being used to drive both underwater sensor networks and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), using nothing but ultrasound signals from a passing boat on the surface.

A team of researchers in Korea has been working on functional acoustic energy transmission (AET) systems, and their latest paper details a major breakthrough: Prototypes capable of powering LEDs, sensors, and Bluetooth transmitters at range and through materials include metal, tissue, and water.

MIG vs TIG welding: Picking the right process for joining metals

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