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• We’re starting with 3D printing for energy applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to military and defense 3D printing. Finally, Nike Sportswear is focusing...
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We’re starting with 3D printing for energy applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to military and defense 3D printing. Finally, Nike Sportswear is focusing on the future of Air Max with the help of designers in its new Air Works Program.
Multiple Nanoscribe Quantum X Orders for IFE Target Fabrication
3D microfabrication company Nanoscribe announced that in Q1 2026, it had secured several orders for its Quantum X two-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D printing system. The orders are for three international organizations in North America and Asia at the forefront of Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE), and they will use the Quantum X systems to print IFE targets. IFE is regarded by many as a pathway with a lot of promise for clean energy in abundance, but a necessi