Princeton team explores 3D-printed quantum dot LEDs
Some of the most important developments marking advances in the 3D printing industry are in the realm of material science, notes 3d Printing Industry. "The more materials we can print, the more useful the technology becomes." As an example, researchers exploring possibilities with strength-to-weight material ratio are coming up with surprisingly strong yet lightweight composites for industries such as aerospace. In February, The Conversation reported that scientists were exploring a bone-like material lighter than water yet as strong as steel. 3D Printing Industry also reported last year of a project funded by the U.S. Army, where researchers at MIT 3D-printed a material that they said was fracture-resistant and resembled human bone. One of the major goals of the study was to develop a meta-material that could be used for engineering purposes. Now a Princeton University team's study has been published in Nano Letters, "3D Printed Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes" which...