Forbes: Now the economics of large-scale production runs carried out overseas are being disrupted by the possibility of making, selling and delivering millions of manufactured items one unit at a time, right next to the customer. The question most people ask when thinking about the possibilities of 3D printing is: which of our existing products […]
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BBC: The UK scientists who developed a prototype chocolate printer last year say they have now perfected it. They hope to have the machine on sale at the end of April – just missing the Easter egg rush. It would allow chocolate lovers to print their own custom-made sweets, layer by layer. Lead scientist Dr
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What’s rock and roll without someone smashing their guitar at the end of the performance? If an inventor in New Zealand has his way, future guitars will be indestructible. These type of guitars could potentially be commonplace around the world. Oh yes, and they’ll be 3D printed to your exact specifications. The Guardian has more:
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The Pirate Bay has launched a new category called Physibles. They explain: Data objects that are able (and feasible) to become physical. We believe that things like three dimensional printers, scanners and such are just the first step. We believe that in the nearby future you will print your spare sparts for your vehicles. You
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An inventor has recently found a way to make a vintage toy new again. Using a 3D printer and his software, you can print out your own records to play on the 70’s Fisher Price record player, reports Mail Online. Now, in a show of old technology meeting new, an enterprising inventor has created a
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MakeUsOf: Cubify understands the problem with geeky, DIY, hard to build and calibrate printers; and their Cube aims to solve this. Currently on pre-order and due for release on May 25th, the device is about as consumer level as you can get. At $1,299, it costs as much as a new desktop PC (and considerably
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Move over 3D ultrasounds! How would you like to hold your unborn baby? A firm in Japan Fasotec and Hiroo Ladies clinic, have started a service that makes 3D models showing the inside of the abdomen during pregnancy. This service began on July 30. Currently, many clinics provide photos taken during ultrasound scans. But this
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Yesterday I mentioned that the Pirate Bay is now offering physical items for download. The digital files can be loaded into 3D printers and fabricated plastic. Now, a professor from the University of Southern California wants to do for houses what the Pirate Bay is doing for smaller physical items. He wants to print houses
Forbes: The transformative technology of the 2015-2025 period could be 3D printing. This has the potential to remake the economics of manufacturing from a large-scale industry back to an artisan model of small design shops with access to 3D printers. In other words, making stuff, real stuff, could move from being a capital intensive industry
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