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High-resolution additive manufacturing is a rapidly expanding field in microscale engineering. An approach of direct laser writing of inorganic materials now promises the facile 3D deposition of complex geometries in metals and their alloys.

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Reiser, A. Direct laser 3D nanowriting of metals and their alloys. Nat. Mater. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-02031-7

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Published: 30 October 2024

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