Category: 3D printer for lunar applications
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Multi-material 3D printing technology: integrated preparation of polymers and metals
Existing three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies, both polymer-based and metal-based, can only fabricate (only) plastic structures or (only) metal structures, which severely limits the application of additive manufacturing technologies in electronics such as IOT, ICT and robotics. Electronic devices are usually composed of both functional plastics and metals, including sensors and micro-actuators. They are connected together…
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3D printing for lunar applications
Building a base on the moon has become one of the scientific challenges with the lunar exploration program. Transporting building supplies, assembling building components, and repairing damage to buildings caused by erratic lunar climatic conditions are the three fundamental obstacles to lunar construction. In response to these problems, our laboratory is developing a type of 3D…