Processing precious metals with shiny surfaces such as gold or silver using the 3D printing process was previously not possible - the reflections were simply too strong. The machine tool manufacturer Trumpf GmbH (Ditzingen, Germany) has now found a way to do this: The company uses a green laser to melt the metal. An additional preheater makes it possible to process other materials that were previously not suitable for 3D printing.

Maxim Integrated Products has launched six power management ICs based around a new single inductor, multiple output (SIMO) architecture to cut the size of regulators in the Internet of Things (IoT)

Nick Flaherty talks to Chris Mann and Rob Chiacchia at Analog Devices on the power trends for infrastructure for cloud computing, 5G and the Internet of Things and its implications for the next generation PMbus specification and even the Internet from space