I neglected to take a photo prior to delivery, unfortunately. I realize that makes for a less-interesting post. Acute brain slice incubation holder for electrophysiology Another example of the use of 3D printing technology to aid in research. Browse through the NIH’s collections and see if there’s anything useful for you! […]
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KNM 2560 – Fx Jj 16 1060 – Olduwan core, ~ 1.6 million years old Obtained from africanfossils.org Printed with the Makerbot Replicator 2 at 0.1 mm resolution This was a particularly interesting print, since there was a fairly visceral reaction to fitting a prehistoric stone tool to your hand. I may have hummed Also […]
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Fossil Shark Tooth (Left) Original item — scanned with the NextEngine 3D scanner (Right) Printed item — printed on the Makerbot Replicator 2 at 0.1 mm layer height […]
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Gear Heart puzzle User submission Printed with the Makerbot Replicator 2 at 0.3 mm layer height Please visit our Getting Started page! […]
3D printers and safety
tl;dr: maybe you should avoid having a 3D printer in your dorm room firing off ABS models. Azimi, P., Zhao, D., Pouzet, C., Crain, N. E., and Stephens, B. (2016). Emissions of ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds from commercially available desktop three-dimensional printers with multiple filaments. Environ Sci Technol, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04983. Previous research has […]
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KNMWT 16005 – Paranthropus aethiopicus, lower mandible Obtained from Africanfossils.org Printed with the Makerbot Replicator 2 at 0.2 mm resolution Please visit our Getting Started page! […]
Recently Printed (2015-09-16)
KNMER 60000 – Homo rudolfensis, lower jaw Obtained from Africanfossils.org Printed with the FlashForge Dreamer at 0.2 mm resolution Please visit our Getting Started page! […]
Hello world!
Welcome to the new homepage of the Digital Science Center’s 3D printing service. The old page functioned as a repository of submitted designs, but it was largely a faceless entity; we hope to make this new version of it a bit more lively. If you’re reading this particular post after clicking on the ‘Tips and […]