Video Projector + Light-sensitive Resin = Star Trek “Replicator”

A new type of 3D printer makes objects materialize in the fashion of a Star Trek replicator by beaming a series of computer-generated images onto a rotating cylinder of light-sensitive resin. The technique allows for feats that traditional 3D printers find challenging, such as making flexible objects or adding a part to an existing object.

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