3D printing with light, in Nature and Science last week - video and GIF

[Jon]

Instead of building by deposition, 3D printer that builds by projecting light into a solidifying resin. Featured last week in Nature and Science. 2:09 video:

They nicknamed it 'the replicator' — in homage to the machines in the Star Trek saga that can materialize virtually any inanimate object.

Researchers have unveiled a 3D printer that creates an entire object at once, rather than building it layer by layer as typical additive-manufacturing devices do — bringing science-fiction a step closer to reality.

“This is an exciting advancement to rapidly prototype fairly small and transparent parts,” says Joseph DeSimone, a chemist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

More:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07798-9
Volumetric additive manufacturing via tomographic reconstruction | Science

Previously:

3D scanning objects for 3D printing - GIF and photo
3D printed wire bender - GIF
3D-printed tomato sorter - GIF
Makerarm all-in-one robotic arm for 3D printing, engraving, pick-and-place, milling