The printer of the future is no longer just for professionals and electronics buffs. They're here, they're affordable, and they're multiplying.READ MORE›
We're slowly moving to a world where printing 3-D objects will be common. At which point one could steal real-object IP as well as movies and music. READ MORE›
1 // MakerBot's Thing-O-Matic is
a user-friendly descendant of the rapid-prototyping machines utilized by industrial designers for years. Such machines can produce
three-dimensional "rough drafts"
of products prior to their ...READ MORE›
I had a couple of pet hermit crabs when I was a kid, which were just about the awesome-est pets that a preteen boy could want: They're friendly, they're alien-looking, they make moms and sisters squeal. But they were also strangely ...READ MORE›
On the face of it, there is absolutely nothing that a medical mold for nose transplants has in common with a giant gorilla sculpted out of metal coat hangers. Or with a lace G-string from Poland, for that matter. Yet, all three ended ...READ MORE›
3-D printing has spawned a small, passionate hacker/hobbyist community that not only designs and prints objects, but plays off each others' work, creating a tangible new dimension in Internet memes. READ MORE›
Bre Pettis's MakerBot has attracted millions in financing and is selling its 3-D printers as fast as it can.
So how big can his business get? (And why does the world need more crap made out of plastic?)READ MORE›
We have 3-D movies and 3-D TV prototypes, so when are the 3-D printers coming? In actuality, 3-D printers have been around for awhile--they're used by product designers and architects to create 3-D plastic models from 3-D digital ...READ MORE›
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