University of Illinois' Molecular 3D Printer Can Print Billions of Compounds

ErnieKey writes: University of Illinois Researchers have created what may end up being the future of 3D printing. The device, called a Molecular-Machine, basically manufactures on the compound level. Martin Burke, the lead researcher on this project says that they are already able to synthesize over a billion different compounds with the machine, compounds which up until now humans have not been able to synthesize. The impact on the pharmaceutical industry could be staggering.