MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass

While the idea of ​​a machine capable of squirting endless ropes of molten glass is a bit scary, MIT employees have pretty much perfected the process. In one article published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, researchers Chikara Inamura, Michael Stern, Daniel Lizardo, Peter Houk and Neri Oxman describe a system for 3D printing glass that offers much more control over the hot material and the end product. Their system, called G3DP2, "is a new AM platform for molten glass that combines a digitally integrated three-zone thermal control system with a four-axis motion control system. repeatability, all previously inaccessible for

The post MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass appeared first on viralamo.

http://bit.ly/2GPCQuV