NASA recently awarded 13 early stage innovation space technology grants to universities in the US, with three of the proposals centering around 3D printing. The intention of encouraging these projects, with some garnering up to $500,000 in cash, is to further the space program with innovations that are unique, disruptive, or transformational. Out of the 13 proposals, the several that focus on 3D printing and additive manufacturing are Modeling of Microstructure Formation in Additively Manufactured IN718 with Emphasis on Porosity Prediction, Prediction of Microstructure Evolution in DMLM (Direct Material Laser Melting) processed Inconel 718 with Part Scale Simulation, and Certification of Additive Manufacturing Processing Parameters through Physics-Based Predictive Simulation of Process-Defects-Microstructure. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/161749/nasa-earl...vation-grants/