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Dead mosquito proboscis used for high-resolution 3D printing nozzle (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 14 hours ago by Deebster to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants.

I've linked to a decent write-up on Tom's Hardware, but New Scientist covered it last week too.

Source paper: 3D necroprinting: Leveraging biotic material as the nozzle for 3D printing (science.org)

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 83 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

I'm only in favor of this if the mosquito suffers mightily somewhere along the process.

[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

One almost killed me. Dengue.

[–] argarath@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Good news! Brazil developed a single dose vaccine against dengue!! I don't know when they're going to start vaccinating, but the vaccine has been approved, it's already tested and everything!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 32 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I want it setup so the hot filament goes into its asshole and then out through the probiscus.

[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 12 points 12 hours ago

Now there's a mental image.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The process does involve gaslighting and lying to their mosquito family

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago

No no. I want them to know it was me.

[–] Deebster 8 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I'm currently living somewhere hot enough that the little pricks are a bother all year round.

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm currently living in Canada where the ground has been hidden by snow for a month.

i was bitten by a mosquito outside yesterday.

They are getting stronger.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm currently living in Canada and we've seen two snowflakes this entire winter (they fell in October)

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Lucky.

We have had full snow cover since mid-october here. But it has also been +3-5c most afternoons.

Although early snow often means warmer winter. And I can definitely handle the snow in QC better than the -40s I used to get in AB.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

Why ja vol? Either ja, voll or jawoll.