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3D printers can now print liquid metal right into thin air
2013-07-10 20:34:40| Extremetech
Gallium is the chocolate of metals. With a melting point of 86 degrees, the stuff will literally melt in your hand, and then refreeze when you put it down. Gallium has another trick up its sleeve: it will rapidly form an oxide skin when exposed to air. This property has recently been exploited by researchers at NC State to do something pretty incredible -- print stable 3D structures from liquid metal.
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