The object
CLIP coordinates light, oxygen control and resin flow to make printed parts continuously rather than layer by layer, turning additive manufacturing into a faster fabrication tool for functional products and medical applications. That continuous mechanism made the printer a useful fabrication machine for functional objects.
What Joseph did
Co-invented continuous liquid interface production (CLIP), a continuous photopolymer 3D-printing system.
Why it matters
Stanford identifies CLIP as a high-resolution continuous 3D-printing technology developed by DeSimone's laboratory.
Living-status check
Stanford's current profile lists DeSimone as a 2025-present cancer-imaging program co-director.