The T-1000 is Coming. Revolutionary 3D Printing Grows Objects From a Pool of Liquid

Posted by Zenphamy 9 years, 9 months ago to Technology
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This is really cool. The advance is nearly staggering for it's impact on 3D printing moving to and dramatically increasing abilities in manufacturing, medicine, and design. Believe it or not, the idea came from the Terminator Movies. Here's proof that there are still some amazing men of the mind out there.

From the article:
"If you think conventional 3D printing is cool, wait until you see Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) in action. It takes the creation of objects to a fantastic new level, rising from a pool of liquid media like the cyborg cop in Terminator 2."
And:
"The new technology can make ready-to-use products 25 to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing, and vastly expands the materials that can be used and the geometries that can be achieved. It will open doors to innovations in health care and medicine, as well as the automotive and aviation industries."

They think that soon, they can have the speed up to 1,000 times faster.


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  • Posted by BrettRocketSci 9 years, 9 months ago
    Very cool. I follow 3d printing technology too. We will get to the point where it is embedded into large machines. Imagine self-repairing mining or exploration equipment, for instance. We will have to worry about Skynet too. ;-)
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  • Posted by 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I can imagine some applications for it right now that layered 3D can't do. But I get a little excited trying to imagine the materials that might be utilized. I thought you would have to know quite a bit about it.

    What a marvelous demonstration of the abilities of 'men of the mind'.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 9 years, 9 months ago
    I've been following this one. It will be a while before this becomes economical, but eventually I think it will supplant 3D printing.
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