The OpeN-AM experimental platform, installed at the VULCAN instrument at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, features a robotic arm that prints layers of molten metal to create complex shapes. (IMAGE)

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The OpeN-AM experimental platform, installed at the VULCAN instrument at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, features a robotic arm that prints layers of molten metal to create complex shapes.

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The OpeN-AM experimental platform, installed at the VULCAN instrument at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, features a robotic arm that prints layers of molten metal to create complex shapes.

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Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S Dept. of Energy

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