New 3-D Printer Transforms Liquids into Solid Objects in Minutes

A new 3-D printing technique shines light rays onto this yellow liquid, creating solid, 3-D objects. The syrupy liquid is light sensitive and hardens when exposed to a certain amount of light. Nicknamed the Replicator, the printer custom-makes objects like a model of a jaw, a mini-screwdriver, or even The Thinker. [11/2019] [Show ID: 35129]

Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally
Music: "Weirder Stuff" by Geographer
Animation of 3-D printer by Jacob Long, LLNL

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Man. No time to go into a little more detail?

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3D printer technology still too expensive. They must work on that