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- Creators: Zimmermann, Alessandra
- Creators: Zhang, Sihan
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- Resource Type: Text
- Status: Published
This executive summary documents the results of an empirical study to characterize science diaspora networks and their underlying organizations and to document how network managers characterize operational successes, challenges, future plans, and relations to science diplomacy.
This report documents the results of an empirical study to characterize science diaspora networks and their underlying organizations and to document how network managers characterize operational successes, challenges, future plans, and relations to science diplomacy.
In-process laser heating technique delivers a cost-efficient way to improve mechanical and geometrical properties to nearly isotropic and extremely smooth, respectively. The technique involves the incorperation of a solid-state laser into a commercial off-the-shelf 3D printer, mechanical system to allow controllable laser allumination on desired surfaces, and a gcode postprocesser to proper control of the mechanical system. This process uses laser for local heating, to enhance mass transfer between boundaries or to enhance surface reflow to smooth surface irregularity, to improve mechanical and geometrical properties. Only less than 3 W of laser power (CO2 laser) was used for high temperature material like PEEK and Ultem; less than 1 W (808nm laser) was found to be sufficient for achieving optimal properties for PLA. This technique has the potential for after-market integration into most commercial FFF 3D printers to achieved nearly isotropic and smooth 3D printed objects with various thermoplastic polymers.