An official website of the United States government.
Date posted
Funding Agency
(Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy)
Researchers at Rice University have created nanostructures of silica with a sophisticated 3D printer, demonstrating a method to make electronic, mechanical, and photonic micro-scale devices from the bottom up. The printing process required the researchers to develop a unique ink by creating resins that contain nanospheres of silicon dioxide doped with polyethylene glycol to make them soluble.
