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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 16 2020, @01:34PM   Printer-friendly
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Phys.org:

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday July 16 2020, @07:39PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 16 2020, @07:39PM (#1022534) Journal

    I strongly suspect that no limit would be placed on Fleshlights or similar devices, while there would definitely be limits on dildos. Legislators wouldn't see any irony. None at all.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Thursday July 16 2020, @07:49PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday July 16 2020, @07:49PM (#1022542)

    "A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same"

    And I just figured out a few seconds ago why its six. I am young enough to have almost forgotten pr0n magazines existed, so six item limit would ban bimonthly or monthly subscriptions to pr0n mags. Curiously quarterly pr0n mag subscriptions would be technically legal. This was all before my time so I don't know the distinction between banned heteronormative monthly Playboy vs whatever was shipped quarterly and would thus still be permitted.