If 3D printing is truly going to revolutionize how we produce everything from cars, to computers, to weapons, it’s going to have to move past the current limitations of plastic as a printing material. And what better place to start than a next-generation 3D printer that extrudes liquid metal?
That’s exactly what researchers at North Carolina State University have developed, and it could be the next big leap in 3D printing technology.
Turning strands of plastic into a malleable goo that can be squeezed through a tiny print head doesn’t require a heck of a lot of heat. Metal, on the other hand, requires giant foundries and furnaces to reshape and mold. So the researchers at NCSU, led by…[More…]
Source: Gizmodo.com | Article by ANDREW LISZEWSKI