Cue the development of the 3D printed water jet engine (YouTube link, embedded below). The basic principle of operation is simple. Water is sucked through an inlet, where it is accelerated by a ...

We're not sure whether it's feasible to print a whole fighter jet at home quite yet, but some Australian researchers have done the next best thing. They 3D printed an entire jet engine.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

It is used to power slightly older aircraft like the business jet Dassault Falcon 20. Since the engine is an old design with no computerised drawings, the researchers took the engine apart and 3D ...

Still in working order, the small engine was used for auxiliary power in aircraft such as the Falcon 20 business jet. Led by Prof ... at the university – using 3D printing, components that ...