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Shelfrock77 OP t1_iwsw2lj wrote

“A new nanoscale 3D printing material developed by Stanford University engineers may provide superior structural protection for satellites, drones, and microelectronics

An improved lightweight, a protective lattice that can absorb twice as much energy as previous materials of a similar density has been developed by engineers for nanoscale 3D printing.”

I’m going to build a spaceship, I love open source😋

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Objective-Patient-37 t1_iwuwbco wrote

would this be capable of printing a highly ductile translucent polymer?

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OtterProper t1_iwwj3nn wrote

I'm also interested in this notion. 🤓🤙🏼

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Objective-Patient-37 t1_iwxpxta wrote

Cool!

what project are you working on where you'd use this?

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OtterProper t1_iwxzwc6 wrote

Not to be that guy, but it's my understanding that "ductility" is not the term for polymers, related to the difference between certain metallic crystal structures allowing plastic deformation (ductile) and the molecular breakage of thermoset polymers (i.e. not ductile), correct?

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