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		reaperman on June 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Next gen 3D metal printing Seems like even in a vacuum it could still make a metal foam, but perhaps would help minimize defects?

Hextinium on June 27, 2024 [–]

That's just PVD or CVD, which does massively decrease defects but being a gaseous process slows down growth considerably.

InDubioProRubio on June 27, 2024 | [–]

Parallelization? As in you grow layers upon layers in parallel, align them and chemically bond them?

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