Lightweight and inexpensive, miniaturized mass filters are a key step toward portable mass spectrometers that could identify unknown chemicals in remote settings.
Luis Fernando Velasquez-Garcia
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Researchers 3D print components for a portable mass spectrometer
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Researchers 3D print a miniature vacuum pump
The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants, perform medical diagnoses in remote areas, or test Martian soil.
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Researchers 3D print sensors for satellites
Cheap and quick to produce, these digitally manufactured plasma sensors could help scientists predict the weather or study climate change.
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Ultrathin 3-D-printed films convert energy of one form into another
Low-cost “piezoelectric” films produce voltage when under strain, could be used for flexible electronic components and more.