The UK is developing Chemputer capable of producing 3D drones for military drones

According to BBC reports, the British University of Glasgow (University of Glasgow) the scientists are to cooperate with the country's leading defense company BAE Systems R & D team, jointly developed a chemical reaction based on 3D printer Chemputer, this 3D printer can scratch the "growth" of highly advanced customization of UAV in a few weeks.

This is a concept from the future of the world is officially announced in the year before the opening of the Farnborough international air show. Chemputer sounds like a science fiction directly, but it's actually a 3D printer that can be built at a molecular level that can grow all the components from the wing to the electronic system. However, Chemputer is still in the process of research and development.

BAE Systems was founded in November 1999 by the British Aerospace Corporation (BAe) and Marconi electronic systems (Marconi Electronic Systems), and is currently the world's second largest defense contractor. The focus of the company's operations include security defense, aerospace, it is headquartered in London and Farnborough, business all over the world.

According to the company, the Chemputer 3D printer, in theory, is a combination of synthetic chemistry and materials chemistry that can be used in laboratory chemicals to grow out of small uavs. This breakthrough has once achieved, making an airplane, may only need a few weeks on the line, the production speed, can be the nearest production in the theater, and can accelerate the rate of chemical reaction at the molecular level, do not need to wait long and complex supply chain, no doubt for the military brought great advantage.

To turn this revolutionary concept into reality, the company found a collaboration with Lee Cronin, a professor at the University of Glasgow, who offered industrial advice. In short, their proposed 3D printer prints environmentally sustainable molecules rather than objects or layered structures. With the aid of additives and nutrients, these molecules develop into any desired (functional) shape. The goal is clearly ambitious, but not impossible. Many researchers are studying how to use chemical synthesis technology, even if it is suitable for the manufacture of complex electronic systems, still need considerable effort. It could also be used to build parts for large manned aircraft.

Prof Cronin acknowledges that growing "tiny, basic drones" in a chemical way is a big challenge. "It was a very exciting time in the history of chemistry.". We have worked out a development route to digital synthesis and material chemistry, hope to be able to achieve in a machine from scratch to achieve assembly of complex objects at some stage in the future, and the lowest in the process will help mankind. The creation of small aircraft would be very challenging, but I am convinced that creative thinking and the tendency toward unlimited powerful digital technology will eventually lead to the realization of complex digital programming in chemical and material systems." He said.