3D-printing platform rapidly produces complex electric machines

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The printer switches between extruders, which deposit material by squeezing it through a nozzle as it fabricates a device one layer at a time. The researchers used this system to produce a fully 3D-printed electric linear motor in a matter of hours using five materials. For instance, the device would need an electrically conductive material to carry electric current and hard magnetic materials to generate magnetic fields for efficient energy conversion.

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