3D Printing of Custom Personal Electronics Arrives 72
Zothecula writes "Researchers at the University of Warwick have created a cheap plastic composite that can be used even with low-end 3D printers, to produce custom-made electronic devices. The material, nicknamed 'carbomorph,' is both conductive and piezoresistive, meaning that both electronic tracks and touch-sensitive areas can now be easily embedded in 3D-printed objects without the need for complex procedures or expensive materials."
Bye, bye iPhone (Score:4, Insightful)
I just printed out a better phone.
(Or is that still a ways off? Ahem.)
One small step away from giant leap forward (Score:4, Insightful)
Insulators/structural support - check
Conductors - check
Inductors - check
Resistors - check
Capacitors - check
Now all we need are two 3D-printable materials that can form a semiconductor and an extruder design that can automatically switch between all of those materials and the 3D printing bonanza will begin.