“Because 3D printing can produce complex geometries, save material, and enable unique designs, we see this printable alloy as something that could also be used in advanced vacuum pumps, high-end automobiles, and cooling devices for data centers,” adds John Hart, the Class of 1922 Professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.
Here’s the paper published in The Journal of Advanced Materials
Even if this particular material ends up being brittle or having some other shortfall, I think the approach they used was very very intriguing! Sounds like it opens the door to a lot of discovery