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MIT and University of Texas researchers have developed what they say is the first chip-based 3D printer, a major step towards a portable, palm-sized 3D printing device.
Researchers have demonstrated the first chip-based 3D printer, a tiny device that emits reconfigurable beams of visible light into a well of resin that rapidly cures into a solid shape. The advance could enable a 3D printer small enough to fit in the palm of a person's hand.