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The First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun Is Here
Well, it's finally happened.Defense Distributed, a group focused on making easily printable weapons, has succeeded.It made a handgun using a 3D-printer, according to Andy Greenberg at Forbes, who was...
View ArticleHere's Video Of The First Ever 3D Printed Handgun Being Fired
The world's first-ever 3D printed gun is available for download.Below are two videos of it being fired made by the Defense Distributed, the non-profit that developed the gun and is putting the file...
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US Government Suspects 3D Gunmaker Of Being An International Arms Dealer
When Defense Distributed put its blueprints for a 3D-printable plastic gun on the internet (see above), the Texas non-profit put an internet freedom spin on the gun control debate.It also led the US...
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3D Gunmaker Defense Distributed Has Already Changed The World
Defense Distributed's goal is to evaporate the container described by the Second Amendment, making obtaining a firearm trivial enough that even trying to place restrictions on gun manufacturing becomes...
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Now You Can 3D Print Your Own Invisibility Cloak
Invisibility cloaks made of plastic can now be created at home using 3D printers, researchers show.The first clues that cloaking devices might one day become more than science fiction, a la "Star Trek"...
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There's An Audacious Plan To End Hunger With 3-D Printed Food
Anjan Contractor’s 3D food printer might evoke visions of the “replicator” popularized in Star Trek, from which Captain Picard was constantly interrupting himself to order tea. And indeed Contractor’s...
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This New York Company Could Become The Etsy Of 3D Printing
Shapeways uses 3D printing to allow anyone to create custom-designed products.The New York company's creations cover the range of art, jewelry, iPhone cases, trinkets, toys, cuff links, mugs, and...
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This Is The Most Affordable 3D Printer You Can Buy
At $237, the Buccaneer is the most affordable 3D printer we've ever seen. (Most 3D printers cost at least $1,000).The device is made by a company called Pirate3D.Pirate3D designed and built the...
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3D Printing Company Wants To Let You Print Objects Just By Thinking About Them
There's a company in Chile that wants to let you bring your thoughts into the physical realm.According to a post on Discovery News, Thinker Thing is working on a combination of software and hardware...
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MIT Thinks This 'Smart Sand' Can Be Used To Clone Solid Objects
MIT is creating 'smart sand' — made of tiny robotic cubes — that will be able to surround an object, map its form, and then replicate it.We first heard of the project at NPR.The minuscule cubes contain...
View ArticleWhy The Future Of 3D Printing Is Now
Few topics are as hot in manufacturing as 3D printing (also termed additive manufacturing). 3D printers spit out bits of metal or plastic in much the same way an ink jet printer spits out ink. While...
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You Can Now Get A 3D Printed Action Figure Of Yourself, And The Detail Is...
3D printing color figures of yourself is threatening to become a trend—in Japan last year designers PARTY opened a temporary 3D printing photo booth in a Tokyo gallery where people could turn up, get...
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Hot Brooklyn-Based 3D Printing Startup MakerBot Just Got Acquired In $403...
3D printer manufacturer MakerBot will be acquired by Stratasys, a company specializing in professional-grade 3D printing.MakerBot is famous in hobbyist and tinkerer circles for its easy-to-use 3D...
View ArticleHere's The Vision Behind MakerBot, The 3D Printing Startup That Sold For $403...
Brooklyn startup MakerBot, which brought 3D printing to the masses, was just acquired by Stratasys, a professional-grade 3D printing company, for $403 million in stock.Bre Pettis, a former...
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This 'Robohand' Shows The Vast Potential Of 3D Printing
3D printing technology has officially hit the mainstream with the merger of MakerBot and Stratasys. But tinkerers, hobbyists, and medical professionals have been working to improve lives and...
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NASA's Latest Rocket Launch Heralds A New Industrial Revolution
NASA's latest rocket test normally wouldn't be big news, except for how a portion of that rocket came to be.Ryan Whitwham of Geek.com captured the idea in just a headline: "NASA's 3D Printed Rocket...
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3-D Printer Stocks Are Getting Slammed (XONE, DDD, SSYS)
Stocks of 3-D printers are getting killed today.ExOne is off nearly -13% after BB&T downgraded them to "hold" over skepticism about the company's prospects of selling itself.Meanwhile, 3D Systems...
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9 Things 'Starship Troopers' Correctly Predicted About Today's Tech
"Starship Troopers" has pretty much everything you want from a satirical science-fiction action flick.There's the over-the-top action, with guns that hold seemingly infinite ammo.There's the incredibly...
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These Awesome 3D Printed Lightbulbs Are Perfect For City-Lovers
The humble lightbulb, you think it might be safe from the clutches of 3D printing, but no. Not at all. Designer David Graas has created 3D-printed LED bulbs that have cityscapes rising from them in a...
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GOLDMAN: The 8 Extraordinary Technologies Forcing Businesses To Adapt Or Die
With stock prices near all-time highs, investors have grown increasingly uncomfortable about where the markets may head in the near-term.Perhaps the better idea is to think long-term.In a new report...
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