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Write before your eyes! Amazing 3D printing PEN 'draws' plastic objects in thin air

 

The device is about the same size and weight as a regular ballpoint pen

Then by feeding a strip of plastic into the back it can draw in the air

The plastic is melted inside the pen and then pushed out the nib

The device will go on sale in September 2014 for £85 ($139.95)

The pen is 6.45in long, 0.55in in diameter and weighs 34.9 grams.

It is made of aluminium and comes in black or grey.

Inside the pen it heats plastic to 300°F which is then pushed out through the nib as a hot liquid at the touch of a button.

When the liquid is exposed to air it solidifies into shapes.