A 3D printer printing molten glass has been created in the USA (video)

The Mediated Matter research group, together with the glass laboratory of the Massachusetts Technological University and the Vissa Institute, has developed a 3D printer that allows you to print hot glass, reports N+1 .

The printer, called the G3DP, uses the technology of modeling by layer -by -layer. A transparent glass is loaded into the upper bunker of the printer, which then heats up to a temperature of more than 1000 degrees Celsius and goes into a liquid state, after which the printer begins the work.

A colorful video showing the possibilities of a new 3D printer and some of the products printed by him were published on Vimeo.

N+1 notes that the prototype of the 3D printer, also printing glass, was introduced to the Israeli company Micron 3DP in June.

We also note that recently the researchers have made several breakthroughs in the 3D printing area at once. So, in April, it became known that Australian scientists from the University of Wallolonggun created a 4D printing technology, which allows you to create objects that can change their form under the influence of external factors. And in March, Carbon3D introduced a technology called Clip, which allows to speed up the 3D printing process at times.