Team AVAIL to Study 3D Printing in Microgravity

Team AVAIL, made up of four students from the University of Toronto, is one of four teams chosen to participate in the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge (CAN-RGX). Experiments designed by the four teams will be carried on a Falcon-20 Research Aircraft, a jet designed for parabolic flights that simulate a reduced gravity environment. Team AVAIL's experiment studies the liquid rope coil effect, which is what happens when honey, syrup or other viscous liquids are poured - they appear to coil up like rope. 3D printers also exhibit this effect, so better understanding the physics of it could lead to better understanding of how 3D printers behave in microgravity. Learn more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/182000/3d-printin...avity-project/

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