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AI searched 100 million possibilities and found a cheaper way to 3D-print a NASA rocket alloy

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Washington State University researchers used AI to find working 3D-print settings for GRCop-42, a NASA-developed rocket alloy, by scanning over 100 million possible configurations. In just 40 experiments over three months, they found six successful settings, potentially making the alloy printable on common commercial machines for the first time.

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