Prototype Of Machine That Copies Itself Goes On Show

Friday, June 6, 2008 - 09:28 in Physics & Chemistry

A UK researcher who oversees a global effort to develop an open-source machine that 'prints' three-dimensional objects is celebrating after the prototype machine succeeded in making a set of its own printed parts. The machine, named RepRap, works a bit like a printer, but, rather than squirting ink onto paper, it puts down thin layers of molten plastic which solidify

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