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Not Your Average Chem Set
Researchers at the University of Glasgow
have developed a way to synthesize cus-
tom labware on a much smaller scale.
Using a low-cost 3D printer and open
source CAD software, researchers print-
ed customized vessels, called “reaction-
ware,” out of polymer gel laced with
chemical reagents that foster chemical
reactions (think of an Erlenmeyer flask
infused with chemicals for that day's lab
experiment). It could eventually lead to
pharmacists making small, customized
batches of medicines for individual pa-
tients.
Figure 16-24.
Printing reactionware
Novel and Artistic Prints
These creative makers created some of the most
unique and memorable 3D printed objects to date and
most of them are printable on a desktop 3D printer.
Orihon (Accordion Topic)
Tom Burtonwood
A topic of textures and reliefs made up
of six 3D scans of works from the MET,
the Art Institute of Chicago, the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History, and the
Field Museum of Natural History. In-
spired by a call for submissions from the
Center for Book and Paper Arts at Co-
lumbia College that called for both print-
on-demand and photographic topics.
Figure 16-25.
Orihon
