The next step in 3D printing technology
May 23, 2015 Ken 0 Comments
Ain’t science amazin’?
3D printing
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more amazing, along comes 3D printers, which have the potential to change so many things and so many processes that basically they’re going to change the world. Make no mistake, 3D printing is a huge step into the future.
For a quick rundown of how it works, see this page.
The next step …
Now, scientists have developed ways to laser-print object that have amazing properties, such as the ability to stick like a gecko’s feet, an ability that come from the complex layout of nano-pillars on the foot’s surface, which controls the way substances flow around them.
According to a press release from Swinburne University of Technology, “Using laser printing techniques we can control the size, geometry, elasticity and distance between tiny pillars – narrower than the width of a human hair – to get the self-assembly that we want,”
You can read more about it on this page:
Printing on a BIG scale!
And if you’re wondering about the other end of the scale, printing BIG things, take a look at this video:
