Glass planetary gears. Illustration of a set of planetary gears (also called epicyclic gearing) made out of glass. Epicyclic gears are meshed with one

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Glass planetary gears. Illustration of a set of planetary gears (also called epicyclic gearing) made out of glass. Epicyclic gears are meshed with one set rotating around the other. The only way complex intricate devices like this can be made from these materials is by manufacturing it whole using 3D printing techniques. Also known as additive manufacturing. objects are created by the successive addition of layers of material calculated using computer programs.

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Size: 5512px × 4134px
Photo credit: © EQUINOX GRAPHICS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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