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The world's first store for 3D printed goods just opened in Brussels,
and while we imagine they've already got a fair selection of
prototyped merchandise to choose, might we suggest they invest in a
few production runs of this fabulous new flute? Amit Zoran of the MIT
Media Lab -- yes, the same soul who helped dream up a 3D food printer
early this year -- has now printed a fully-functional concert flute
with a minimum of human intervention. Directing an Objet Connex500 3D
printer (which can handle multiple materials at the same time) to spit
out his CAD design, dollop by tiny dollop, in a single 15-hour run, he
merely had to wash off support material, add springs, and assemble
four printed pieces to finish the instrument up. The proof of the
pudding is in the eating, of course, so how does it sound? Find out
for yourself in the video below.
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