AFRL, Harvard researchers invent new method of hybrid 3-D printing for flexible electronics [Image 2 of 3]

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH, UNITED STATES

10.05.2017

Courtesy Photo

Air Force Research Laboratory

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A technique called Hybrid 3D Printing, developed by AFRL researchers in collaboration with the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, uses additive manufacturing to integrate soft, conductive inks with material substrates to create stretchable electronic devices. To create these, a 3-D printer prints conductive traces of flexible, silver-infused thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). Then, a pick-and-place method using empty printer nozzles and a vacuum system sets microcontroller chips and LED lights into the flexible substrate. (Wyss Institute Courtesy Photo)

• Date Taken: 10.05.2017
• Date Posted: 10.17.2017 14:36
• Photo ID: 3871645
• VIRIN: 171005-F-ZS999-002
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• Location: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH, US