filament
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San Diego County jumped into California’s sprawling ghost gun fight this week, suing a 3-D printing filament manufacturer it says hocks material for homespun firearms in violation of state law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Unlike ghost guns assembled from commercially sold unfinished parts, 3D printed ghost guns can be produced from plastic filament using consumer-grade equipment,” the suit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
When a radio frequency generator sends a signal into the capacitor, the resulting electromagnetic field interacts with the plasma filament.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
"By controlling the parameters of the laser, you can control the characteristics of the plasma filament -- including its length," says Darshni.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
Retrace the filament and you go back to the cocoon’s beginning in a tiny knot, a first tentative loop.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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