Build a bioprinter from very old inkjet cartridges

bioprinting

This column of messages was printed with Escherichia coli. That's the bacteria better known as E. coli which can cause so many problems if it makes its way into our food. But the relative size and the fact that this strain was engineered to glow in the dark makes it a perfect candidate for Bio Printing. We find it even more interesting that it was printed using hacked inkjet and computer … [Read more...]

Computer-aided paint brush

semi-automatic-paintbrush

[Nirav] painted this masterpiece by hand... with a little help from a computer. He calls it the semi-automatic paintbrush because you do need to move it over the canvas by hand, but a computer decides when to dispense the ink. He's using a piece of hardware we looked at back in September called the InkShield that got a boost from Kickstarter. It's an Arduino shield that drives an inkjet printer … [Read more...]