3D Systems has announced a partnership with the Pennsylvania State University to research and develop direct metal printing technology at the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition. The CIMP-3D acts as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s official demonstration facility for additive manufacturing technology. The Penn State and 3DS researchers are currently running several government-funded projects for the Navy and the Air Force using DMP technology. You can read more about this partnership and what it means to 3D printing over on 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/99068/3ds-partners-penn-state/