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MIT Media Lab Researcher Prints Playable Flute

Posted by timothy on from the flouting-his-skills dept.

What if making an acoustic instrument was a matter of hitting 'print'? MIT Media Lab researcher Amit Zoran did just that. He created a flute using the Objet Geometries Connex500 3D printer. The instrument is playable and the results are surprisingly good for a first attempt. As an aside, rumour has it that Amit has a bumper sticker that reads: My other printer prints food.

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  1. Amazing post.... Got me thinking! by superblog · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is amazing and a true breakthrough into what is to become the future of product design. Will Tweet. Thanx! http://gibler.wordpress.com/