According to a recent discovery, a deceased female mosquito’s blood sucking proboscis makes for a great high-resolution 3D printer nozzle. A team of researchers at McGill University in Montréal was looking for ideas to create an ultra-fine, low-cost, and sustainable data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/ive-reviewed-one-hundred-3d-printers-and-here-are-my-favorite-features” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/ive-reviewed-one-hundred-3d-printers-and-here-are-my-favorite-features”>3D printing nozzle, and this mosquito body part seems to be almost perfect for the job. TechXplore data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-repurpose-mosquito-proboscis-3d-nozzle.html” data-url=”https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-repurpose-mosquito-proboscis-3d-nozzle.html” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>reports that these nozzles can be used for 3D printing extremely fine objects, with smooth surfaces – ideal for aerospace, dentistry,…
