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Saturday, 8 December 2018

Printing 3D circuits with... Vegemite

I smell an IgNobel.

If nothing else, this will bring hope to millions of schoolchildren suffering in soldering lessons...

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  1. Jose Pina Coelho8 December 2018 at 17:55

    The main application will be that instead of recycling it, you can just chuck it in the composting heap.

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  2. John Poteet8 December 2018 at 23:41

    It seems silly but the intersection of biology & electronics is the subject of furious research. Biochips that could be tattooed under the skin could be very useful for things like insulin pumps.

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  3. Greg Roelofs9 December 2018 at 05:38

    Robert Poole The resolution doesn't look too good (honestly, neither does the edibility...), but if you need nominally edible, conductive 3D prints, there ya go.

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