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Every time you print a document on a laser printer, >25 million particles of coloured plastic are arranged to within ~10um of where you want them to be on a she
by londons_explore 2y ago
Every time you print a document on a laser printer, >25 million particles of coloured plastic are arranged to within ~10um of where you want them to be on a sheet of paper, all for a total cost of a cent or two.
Moving millions of items to precise locations isn't expensive, as long as you do it the right way...
- marcosdumay 2y agoIf you solve precise vapor deposition at a scale like your printer does with toner, you'll become very rich.
- Tuna-Fish 2y agoThose 25 million separate devices are electronic components with terminals that need to align with solder balls, and they need to stay in place until the entire assembly goes into the reflow oven. We are not exactly talking about plastic particles here.