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Cultivating curiosity, augmenting humanity
Feb 4 8 tweets 4 min read
I've always wanted 3D printed optics for custom eyeglasses + binoculars, but the prints always turned cloudy after washing. Hand-polishing can clear it up, but the process sucks.

Recently we've made some progress on doing it fast with a common kitchen material — saran wrap! Image
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SLA printed lenses have great form, but develop a rough surface after curing.

Fixing this usually has been tried in many ways: dipped in resin (@amosdudley at Formlabs), manual sanding + spray paint (me on Youtube), or lots of elbow grease (Andy from How to make everything) Image
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Oct 15, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
Imagine a world where earbuds don’t need charging — this is the vision of our research, Power-over-Skin Image Everyone has a devices like your phone that get charged daily — our approach allows these devices to share their power with other, smaller wearables (Fitbit, CGM) by coupling RF energy through the human body Image