Abstract: This paper describes optimizing the performance of a low-cost FDM 3D printer by replacing the factory driver circuits for the printer's stepper motors with ones that allow finer ...

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A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants. Changhong Cao at McGill University ...

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