Mitsubishi Creates 3D Printer Resin That Hardens In Space Via Sunlight

Mitsubishi Electric sunlight-cured resin
Credit: Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a liquid resin that is formulated to remain stable in the vacuum of space and harden into a parabolic spacecraft antenna when exposed to ultraviolet light emitted from the Sun. The technology was developed for on-orbit 3D printing and because it uses sunlight for...

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