Student of Vienna University of Technology Created World's Smallest 3D Printer

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A group of engineers at the Vienna Institute of Technology, created the world's smallest 3-D printer. This 3-D printer is also so light and inexpensive that it can be use for 3-D printing. This printer designed to print with a special kind of synthetic resin that instantly and precisely hardens when hit with an intense beam of light to give the ability to print almost very object.

It uses a focused beam of light, hardening layers only a twentieth of a millimeter thick, which is delicate enough that the university says it can be used to print finicky objects like hearing aid parts. World's smallest 3-D printer about 3.3 pounds in weight, and can be sold about $1,700 USD. The size and price are both flexible, and could go down if the printer sees mass demand.

Via: Vienna University of Technology