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Shuttlecraft in waiting
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Polymer news https://phys.org/news/2023-03-revealing-pattern-frontal-polymerization-natural.html Plastics from CO2 https://phys.org/news/2023-03-co2-reused-biodegradable-plastic-precursor.html https://phys.org/news/2023-03-bacteria-co2-air-polyester.html oil eater https://phys.org/news/2023-03-oil-e...

High detail 3D printing https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/982712 https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-inverse-method-porous-surface-texture.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PveHpVu9mM How to's https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/post-pics-of-your-own-3d-creations-not-purchased.341960/pa...

Think and draw
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Maybe a program to follow contours…

3D prints for the kitchen? https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-mechanical-explore-kitchen-3d.html https://phys.org/news/2023-03-recipe-3d-printing-food-additive.html Metal prints https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-metal-3d-printing-conundrum-propel-technology.html 3D printed pump https://techxplore...

Here is a biggie----superglue can be a plastic: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-superglue-recyclable-cheap-oil-free-plastic.html crab shell optics ttps://phys.org/news/2023-03-biodegradable-optical-components-crab-shells.html A nice design tool https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-tool-democratize-art-...

More on plastics https://phys.org/news/2023-03-hard-self-healing-plastic-reshaped-recycled.html https://phys.org/news/2023-03-highly-efficient-non-toxic-method-upcycle-single-use.html https://phys.org/news/2023-03-starchy-bioplastic-soggy-paper-straws.html https://techxplore.com/news/2023-03-large-a...

Here you go
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More on glow-in-the-dark paints
https://www.ndsu.edu/news/view/detail/72193/
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New 3D print toys BasePairPuzzle https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00964 This might help with model making-- Human-Informed Topology Optimization : https://news.mit.edu/2023/integrating-humans-ai-structural-design-0302 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00158-023-03512-0 Nanotub...

The hydrodome https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/11az8hk/hydrodome_kinetic_art_with_rheoscopic_fluid_in_a/ https://physicshack.com/product/vortex-dome/ Bug shooter https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Paul-0126-1500-100-75-Flyshooter/dp/B0001UZUW2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?adgrpid=55435311989&hvadi...

Interesting https://phys.org/news/2023-02-technical-laboratory.html https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-method-rapidly-align-micro-light-emitting-diodes.html https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/11pw2qi/this_customizable_light_beam/ Now LEDs might replace lasers https://phys.org/news/20...

Plastics and solvants https://phys.org/news/2023-02-joule-technique-efficiently-would-be-pollution.html https://phys.org/news/2023-02-magic-solvent-stronger-thin.html https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-plastic-upcycling-carbon.html https://phys.org/news/2023-02-zirconia-based-catalyst-plastics-upcy...

3D print contacts https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-3d-printed-smart-contact-lens-function.html The reason I mention this---is that I can see similar tech used to make thin nacelle caps for the TOS Enterprise models LEGO like attachments for electronics https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-lego-lik...

Secondary hull https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2023/02/roll-on-navigator.html Cybaster parts https://i.4cdn.org/toy/1676170186371328.jpg I can see nacelle caps that match the style of the Sure container. Rocket..BoP cap https://www.degreedeodorant.com/us/products/00079400343628/sheer-powder-dr...

3D prints: https://phys.org/news/2023-01-chaos-3d.html https://phys.org/news/2023-01-endangered-languages-3d.html 3D print factory https://m.slashdot.org/story/410273 3D print with sound https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-3d.html https://phys.org/news/2023-02-peptide-3d-printing-inks-advance-regene...

Now it looks like we have a conductive paint
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-science-e ... e-art.html
https://www.bareconductive.com/products/electric-paint
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH6oQbckCms

nano-fabrication
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-team-lase ... ation.html

3D printing news https://phys.org/news/2022-12-atom-lab-explores-nanoscale-3d.html https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-3d-materials-art.html https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-approach-3d-hydrogel-based-electronics.html https://phys.org/news/2023-01-3d-atom-catalysts.html https://techxplore.com/new...

3D print news Small https://phys.org/news/2022-12-world-smallest-christmas.html https://phys.org/news/2022-12-software-tiny-rounded-dna-cool.html Smaller https://phys.org/news/2022-12-team-laser-high-resolution-high-efficiency-nanofabrication.html https://phys.org/news/2022-12-hydrogels-enlarge-nano...

Bio-plastics https://phys.org/news/2022-12-important-strong-durable-bio-based-plastics.html New plastic https://phys.org/news/2022-12-exploring-problem-plastic-strong-biodegradable.html https://phys.org/news/2022-12-method-recycle-nylon-unlinking-polymer.html New chemistry https://phys.org/news/2022...

Tiny 3D printer https://techxplore.com/news/2022-12-microscale-3d-printer-multi-level-anticounterfeiting.html Nano 3D printing https://phys.org/news/2022-12-atom-lab-explores-nanoscale-3d.html https://phys.org/news/2022-12-additive-counterfeit.html microloudspeaker https://techxplore.com/news/2022-1...

Food grade printer https://phys.org/news/2022-12-3d-printing-ink-cultured-meat-cost-effective.html New plastics https://phys.org/news/2022-12-compound-production-plastics.html This plastic heals https://phys.org/news/2022-12-robust-self-healing-polymer-common-chemical.html https://phys.org/news/2022...

More in the same vein Looks like PVC plastic has been conquered: https://phys.org/news/2022-11-recycling-previously-unrecyclable-polyvinyl-chloride.html Now, University of Michigan researchers, led by study first author Danielle Fagnani and principal investigator Anne McNeil, have discovered a way t...

Printable plastic https://phys.org/news/2022-12-basics-yields-printable-transparent-plastic.html Print on curvy surfaces https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-sweet-microchip-patterns-curvy-surfaces.html https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-technique-flexible-circuits-surfaces-contact.html Print small ...

Now we have plastic that is said to conduct electricity https://phys.org/news/2022-10-scientists-material-plastic-metal.html This goes against all of the rules we know about for conductivity—to a scientist, it's kind of like seeing a car driving on water and still going 70 mph. But the finding could...

That's where the salt printing comes into play--a lost wax process you can fill with regular plastic, perhaps: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-10-salt.html Same with ice printing: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-3d-microscale-ice-advanced-biomedical.html Here is something that was made via a 3D...

CNC magic https://twitter.com/hashtag/industrial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1583669009140314113%7Ctwgr%5E1a4791647439405fc750e3860b6fbb2070e2936a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.secretprojects.co.uk%2Fthreads%2Fwhat-new-materials-are-there.18181%2Fpage-17&sr...

Smart plastic https://phys.org/news/2022-10-smart-plastic-material-soft-flexible.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-key-big-gains-plastics-recycling.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-ethylene-fabricated-cations.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-physicists-probe-astonishing-morphing-properties.html...

Fast printing https://phys.org/news/2022-10-fast-as-lightning-3d-microprinting-lasers.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-stronger-ductile-microlattice-materials-sizes.html Salt printing and more https://techxplore.com/news/2022-10-salt.html https://vciba.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42492-018-...

plastics https://phys.org/news/2022-10-enable-efficient-plastics-recycling.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-plastic-gobbling-enzymes-worm-ease.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-scientists-figure-upcycling-plastics-greenhouse.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-success-biodegradable-plastic-materia...