3d printing
-
The Future Of Pharmaceuticals Is Custom-Printing Drugs
A graduate student prints fluorescein crystals onto a cooled glass plate using organic vapour jet printing. Image: University of Michigan Imagine that every time you needed a prescription, you wandered on over to the pharmacy and a pharmacist printed you up your drugs on the spot. On-demand micro manufacturing would allow pharmacists to customise for…
-
Super-Sizing LEGO Sets Is The Only Reason You Need A 3D Printer
Video: They have been used by large companies for rapidly creating prototypes for at least a few decades, but finding a reason to put a 3D printer in every home hasn’t been as successful. Making accessories for your vacuum? Boring. Building soft drink bottle bridges? Meh. Super-sizing LEGO? Hello holy grail of 3D printing.
-
This 3D-Printed Contraption Turns Laser Pointers Into Trippy Little Light Shows
Video: Wave a high-powered laser around fast enough, and the human eye will perceive an image in the light trail left behind. That’s how laser projectors that cost thousands of dollars work, but it’s also how this cheap, 3D-printed plastic contraption turns a simple laser pointer into a full-on light show.
-
Lunar Colonists May Make Bricks From Moon Dust And Sunlight
Scientists with the European Space Agency have shown that it’s possible to make durable bricks using simulated Moon dust and concentrated sunlight. A similar approach may eventually allow lunar colonists to 3D-print their own habitats and structures using materials found on the Moon.