The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, marked a significant advancement in American materials research with the opening of its new Advanced Magnet Facility (AMF). The ribbon‑cutting ceremony highlighted a major federal investment aimed at strengthening U.S. leadership in magnet science, critical materials, and energy innovation.

The University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, Oklahoma, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in collaboration with the Air Force Sustainment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, are launching Phase II of a transformative additive manufacturing initiative aimed at modernizing how the military sustains legacy aircraft. OU has been awarded $8.8 million to support the next stage of the program.

With more than $13 million in funding from the U.S. Army, Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) is expanding its capabilities to meet the growing demand for large, complex metal components critical to Army modernization and sustainment.

The U.S. Army marked a major milestone in advanced manufacturing with the March 19 ribbon-cutting of the new Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. The facility strengthens the Army’s commitment to accelerating innovation through additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping.

Höganäs AB, Höganäs, Sweden has announced the winners of the international PowdrIQ metal powder university challenge, recognizing innovative ideas in metal powder applications addressing future industrial and sustainability challenges. The winners are 1^st place: Nian Hong and Shuangfei Yan, Shanghai University in China; 2^nd place: Akshay Bankar, Nit Trichy (National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli), India; and 3^rd place: Camili Baldessini and Desirée Gomes Heleno Rita, University of Campinas, Brazil.

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