Here’s an interesting story from one of our sister publications on how 3D printing was used to create a device that improves the precision of surgery.

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore developed a 3D-printed device that harnesses high-pressure ultrasound to move, manipulate or destroy tiny objects. By controlling these photo-acoustic waves, the device could be useful for performing precise surgery, according to a study published in Applied Physics Letters.

“The advantage of acoustics is that it’s noninvasive,” principal investigator Claus-Dieter Ohl said in prepared remarks. “We have much better control of the photo-acoustic wave, and the wave can be even designed such that it serves the purpose of a mechanical actuator.”

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