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There are many differences between commercial 3D printers and hobbyist equivalents, including build quality, size, ability to print in color, etc., but now there’s one item that might be crossed off the list: the ability to print in more than one material. The RepRap team are working on a “head changer” that would enable two or [...] Tom Wujec, Fellow at AutoDesk, spoke at the Thinking Digital event earlier this year. In a video of his fascinating talk, Tom speaks of the nature of emerging technologies, specifically tech evolution and tech possibilities. He describes a special moment in the evolution of technology where the previously “impossible”, suddenly becomes possible. This is the “sweet [...] London: 3D printers could soon create the perfect insect wing, a feat perfected by nature over millennia. The Pentagon’s Defense Advance Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is in need of micro-aircraft to explore caves and other hiding places and transmit information back to base. And tiny robotic insects would make the perfect fly-on-the-wall snooping devices. Although miniature helicopters [...] (Newser) – The principles of 3D printing are being applied to medicine, raising the possibility that doctors might someday be able to produce human organs for transplant and end the use of waiting lists. California biotech company Organovo already has a prototype of the so-called “bioprinter,” which uses two printer heads to place cells (“bioink”) [...] As Jay Leno once said, 3D printing technology is “pretty amazing.” Now, more and more people are becoming fascinated and interested in learning more about it. But what exactly is involved in 3D modeling, and moreover, how can printers get in on this latest technology craze? Z Corp., located in Burlington, Mass., develops and manufactures printers [...] |
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