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UCSB engineer puts idle 3D printer to work on PPE

By Beth Thornton • May 23, 2020

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The California NanoSystems Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a place where engineers, scientists and students make prototypes for their projects —often using 3D printers. Dave Bothman, the lab manager, has lately been using the printers to make face shields for healthcare workers.

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