A team of interdisciplinary researchers, the Smart Fusion Material Research Cluster, at Wichita State University, Witchita, Kansas, is working to create sustainable Additive Manufacturing practices that reduce waste.
The project is one of the awardees of Wichita State University’s Convergence Sciences Initiative, an effort to bring the strengths of both faculty and students from a range of disciplines together, giving them support to develop research programs which drive the diversity and growth of the Kansas economy, while addressing global challenges. Winners of the Convergence Sciences awards will be given $300,000 over three years.
 

The COVID-19 resistant material is made from copper, silver and tungsten and was produced using Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing (Courtesy the University of Wolverhampton)

The University of Wolverhampton’s Additive Manufacturing Functional Materials (AMFM) research group, Wolverhampton, UK, has developed an antiviral material made from copper, silver and tungsten which can be additively manufactured and reportedly kills the coronavirus (COVID-19).

AMFM explains that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for materials and surfaces that can kill or suppress the virus to help reduce airborne and surface-based transmission. With expertise in additively manufacturing antimicrobial biomaterials, the research group refocused their efforts to investigate antiviral materials that could combat COVID-19.

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The 2021 North American conference on powder metallurgy (PM) and particulate materials, will be offered in a hybrid format, with delegates electing to be in-person or presenting or attending virtually.  One registration fee provides entrance to PowderMet2021 (PowderMet2021.org) and the co-located Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy (AMPM2021.org)  and International Conference on Tungsten, Refractory & Hardmaterials (Tungsten2021.org) conferences.  

Data retrieval from the Global Powder Metallurgy Property Database (GPMD) is faster than ever, thanks to a move to a cloud-based platform.  Data for hundreds of PM material grades, from thousands of tests collected from a wide range of sources, is available from this open-access database.   The database is fully searchable, and outputs can be exported to several recognized FEA software packages. The data is displayed in a user-friendly format viewable in both tabular and graphic formats.  The data will be of particular interest to design engineers in a range of industries.