Taking inspiration from the human eye, researchers at the University of Missouri have developed an inkjet print nozzle that prevents the printer head from becoming clogged when not in use.

This may or may not be a problem you knew you had, but your inkjet printer’s nozzle occasionally clogs. Our technological age won’t stand for that, so researchers at Missouri University have ...

He uses the printer only occasionally, and print quality was terrible. This is one of the main disadvantages of inkjet printing – if you don’t print regularly, eventually the ink nozzles will ...

But, perhaps with reduced ink usage, the cost of operating inkjet printers might become more affordable." The new method works by changing the "voltage pulses" that command how the nozzles produce ...

Brother printers that use inkjet technology are, like every other ink jet printer, prone to clogging. Clogging happens when the ink inside the print head dries up, leaving a deposit of ink solids ...

Depending on the printer, 300 to 600 tiny nozzles heat up the ink in the cartridge, expanding it in a bubble. The ink from this bubble is pushed through a nozzle onto the paper.

Inkjet printers use liquid ink sprayed through microscopic nozzles onto the paper. Meanwhile, laser printers use a toner cartridge (filled with fine powder) and a heated fuser to accomplish ...

But, perhaps with reduced ink usage, the cost of operating inkjet printers might become more affordable." The new method works by changing the "voltage pulses" that command how the nozzles produce ...

Think about the ink nozzles in your printer like your shower head at home. The nozzles are grids of tiny holes, and the ink ...