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The Economist examines the regulatory and legal challenges posed by the 3D printing of gun parts. This, as a reaction to what happened when a law student at the University of Texas leased a Stratasys 3D printer, with the aim of wanting to print a gun. The law student in question, Mr Wilson’s motives are…
The Economist explains how making things with a 3D printer changes the rules of manufacturing. Although 3D printing was originally conceived as a way to make one-off prototypes, the technology is getting better and more things are being printed as finished goods. This process is known as additive manufacturing. Currently around 28% of the money spent…
GE Aviation, part of the world’s largest manufacturing group, has recently bought out a small, privately owned company by the name of Morrise Technologies. A firm specializing in precision-engineering, Morrise Technologies employs roughly 130 staff and has made significant financial investments in 3D printing equipment. It has been reported that GE considers this move an…
3D printers are set to revolutionize how we do things in the future. This is both exciting, offering us a host of untapped opportunities, as well as potentially worrisome for many. Much like the PC, the 3D printer has shrunk in size and cost and is now making its way into homes across the world….
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3D printing is taking the world by storm. This technological advancement and far-reaching implications beyond what we are even aware of yet. But every month, more brilliant individuals take to the TED stage to show us a few of the possibilities. The curious TED staff took it upon themselves to compile a list of the…
I have lived in an age where technology advances have been rather amazing and certainly life-changing for the vast majority of persons on the planet. I have witnessed: the birth of manned space-flight culminating with sending men to the moon and returning safely back to Earth; trans/inter-continental flights becoming routine; the birth of the personal…
