I’ve seen Terminator 2 enough times to know that you should NEVER use it as inspiration for scientific advancements. Seriously, who would watch that movie and think to themselves, “I think that’s a good course to go on!”
However, the scientists over at University of North Carolina have published a paper where they show off a new form of 3D printing that uses “continuous liquid interface production”, which was inspired by the T-1000, originally played by Robert Patrick. They’ve also created a new company by the name of Skynet Carbon3D that will be the platform by which they mass produce and sell these new printers.
Currently, 3D printers work by printing layer after layer on top of one another. This new printer instead works by printing the object directly out of a bath of liquid resin using a process known as photopolymerization.
Below is a video that shows off the printer in action and you can head over to Vox to read more about the process and the science behind the machine.