RE:RE:RE:Pyr enabler of additive manufacturing ?Well, first off you have a typo that needs to be addressed. Are we talking about breast implants or a metal? Silicone is for breast implants as one use but I know you are writing about the metal silicon.
I am not aware of any additive manufacturing being used to generate silicon imbued graphite anodes.
Pyr is not addressing AM directly but can provide the material in the form of nanoparticles at a major cost reduction.
AM can produce parts that cannot be made by normal manufacturing - such as a void in the inside of a part for weight and material reduction. But the layering cannot provide a smooth surface on the outside without additional work. And that means aerospace parts that are the very foundation of flight have to be addressed.
I am not saying that AM is not useful. But the initial adoption is based on its usefullness to specific industries.
As to AM in my days being old - the steps are still the same but the materials being used nowadays have been greatly enlarged. There has been progress and if I see 65% annual growth, I'll be there.
I have great admiration for Cathy Wood. She did 154% last year which is enviable by any standard. I came in at 71% on a non-trivial principal. And right now I am at 40% for this year.
I have no axe to grind.