3Qs: The 3-D printing of tomorrow
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Ahmed Busnaina, the William Lincoln Smith Professor and director of the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing at Northeastern, has developed a method called directed assembly that he calls the 3-D printing of tomorrow. It is faster, cheaper, and more versatile than traditional 3-D printing, and he said it could enable a wave of innovation not currently feasible. Here, Busnaina was asked to describe this process and its potential impact in areas such as health, electronics, and the environment.