• @IMALlama@lemmy.world
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    51 month ago

    I don’t see this being practical beyond a “neat” any time soon. Because it relies on thermal expansion and contraction it won’t be very fast to cycle. It’s also physically pretty long/wide, so a more traditional IC or microcontroller would likely be a better choice unless it’s super thin.

    This is still cool, but I am failing to see a practical application.

    If/when they’re able to print transistors it will be a lot more interesting.

    • @Sgarcnl@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      What if you just put some fans on it to keep it below 40? It could become more reliable at the expense of requiring a bit more cooling.

    • @papalonian@lemmy.world
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      11 month ago

      Oh, I agree completely. I don’t think the tech as-is should be being priced at all. What I’m saying is, even if this product does come to fruition, it likely will still be incredibly expensive compared to normal filament, but the amount one would need to use in a project is very small comparatively.