3D Printing Knots at the Unknot Conference
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At this year’s UnKnot conference, Lew Ludwig and Chris Faur set up two 3D printers: a Ultimaker 2E+ and a Formlabs 2, including a UV-light drying station with a solar rotating stand. During the conference, mathematicians designed and 3D printed original models of pretzel knots, hyperboloid stick conformations of torus knots, hexagonal mosaic tiles, and rolling trefoils… // Guest post at Ultimaker Education