Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything

Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything

The Meta-NFS device concentrates microwave energy into a zone smaller than 200 micrometers, about the width of a human hair, enabling electronics to be printed onto bone, tissue, and living plants

Engineers at Rice University have cracked one of printed electronics’ most stubborn problems: how to cure freshly printed conductive ink without destroying the delicate surface underneath.

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Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Rice University, Printable Electronics, 3D Printing, Circuit, microwave