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Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a novel process to 3-D print latex rubber, unlocking the ability to print a variety of elastic materials with complex geometric shapes.
[...] 3-D printed latex has been documented only a handful of times in scientific literature. None of the previous examples come close to the mechanical properties of the latex printed by an interdisciplinary team affiliated with the Macromolecules Innovation Institute (MII), the College of Science, and the College of Engineering.
[...] Even with the custom printer, the fluid latex particles caused scattering outside of the projected UV light on the latex resin surface, which resulted in printing inaccurate parts, so Meenakshisundaram devised a second novel idea. He embedded a camera onto the printer to capture an image of each vat of latex resin. With his custom algorithm, the machine is able to "see" the UV light's interaction on the resin surface and then automatically adjust the printing parameters to correct for the resin scattering to cure just the intended shape.
Now you can print your own complex objects out of latex.
(Score: 2, Troll) by DannyB on Thursday July 16 2020, @03:04PM (5 children)
It seems like this new 3D development is potentially more dangerous than the possibility of 3D printed guns.
While we don't control guns, something must be done to control what shapes can be legally printed in latex.
Just imagine if someone were to custom print latex parts for the exterior covering of a robot. Alexa, tell me what to do! Next it will be robots that don't wear masks outside.
Even worse, what if someone starts researching 3D printed "tele presence" suits to be worn by two geographically distant people -- without face masks!
What is the world coming to.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 16 2020, @03:19PM (2 children)
This is where SJW are taking us. Still like it?
(Score: 3, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Thursday July 16 2020, @03:33PM
If they're taking us to 3D printed sexbots... then yeah, I kinda do.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday July 16 2020, @04:08PM
So, it has come to this...
Quite boring and predictable later, I must say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday July 16 2020, @05:32PM (1 child)
Someone must disagree with something, based on the mod.
1st paragraph
Maybe someone thinks that guns are more dangerous than latex, where I expressed latex being more dangerous of the two.
2nd paragraph
Maybe we should control guns?
Maybe someone thinks that controlling what shapes can be printed in latex was not sarcastic.
3rd paragraph
Would it be such a bad thing if someone experimented with latex exterior parts for robots?
Did someone take seriously that robots should wear masks?
Or that we should not all be looking to Alexa for direction in our lives?
4th paragraph
Someone must not have much imagination about tele presence suits.
Or doesn't get the joke about two isolated remote people wearing face masks.
It's a sad sad world.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @02:15AM
I see you're also getting undeserved downmods.