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Amazon quietly launches complete 3D printing store

Posted June 17, 2013 - 11:26 am

Amazon is helping to push 3D printing into the mainstream with a new section on its site dedicated to the miniature manufacturing plants. The online shopping giant joins Staples, which in early May became the first major U.S. retailer to sell a 3D printer.
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3D printing saves a life

Posted May 28, 2013 - 2:59 pm

For the first three months of his life, Kaiba Gionfriddo's airway collapsed repeatedly, occasionally causing his heart to stop and leaving many doctors at a loss for how to help him. Then, in the first procedure of its kind, doctors in Michigan used a 3D printing method to create an artificial splint to help Kaiba breathe without the assistance of a breathing machine.
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How 3D printing could transform space exploration

Posted May 28, 2013 - 11:54 am

From spare machine parts to food for astronauts and settlers, 3D printing may give us a powerful tool for exploring space.
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3D-printed pizza may be delivered soon, thanks to NASA

Posted May 23, 2013 - 4:56 pm

NASA recently approved a $125,000 grant for a six-month project to develop 3D-printed food, and the first edible prototype may be pizza, Quartz reports.
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In legal fog, Kim Dotcom removes 3D gun design

Posted May 13, 2013 - 1:53 am

Kim Dotcom has ordered the removal from his Mega file-storage service design plans for a controversial one-bullet plastic gun.
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It works! First 3D-printed gun test fired

Posted May 6, 2013 - 1:12 pm

The company producing a 3D-printable gun today test fired it successfully, demonstrating the viability of the technology that would allow anyone with a printer and special resin toner to make their own weapons.
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Print your own Yoda at home for $499: 3D printers become affordable

Posted April 25, 2013 - 11:47 am

Several 3D printers that debuted at the first Inside 3D Printing conference in NYC now cost less than your laptop.
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3D printers: Not for the average consumer

Posted April 9, 2013 - 11:34 am

Consumers getting excited about the idea of at-home 3D printers may not want to get their hopes up anytime soon, Gartner research director Pete Basiliere says.
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University of Notre Dame students 3D-print a living animal's skeleton

Posted April 4, 2013 - 4:25 pm

University of Notre Dame students show you how to 3D-print the skeleton of a living animal.
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7 most important tech trends of 2012

Posted November 27, 2012 - 8:44 am

Technology trends can come and go with little more than a (Google) Wave, but seven trends of 2012 are here to stay. Some came out of nowhere, while others emerged after years of development.
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A 3D-printed exoskeleton made from Lego plastic changes lives for children

Posted August 11, 2012 - 7:03 am

Thought you've heard everything about 3D printing? Think again: This exoskeleton for disabled children is printed from the same plastic as Lego bricks. The exoskeleton, called WREX, helps children who have limited use of their arms to perform daily tasks such as feeding themselves, drawing, and playing games with friends.
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3D printer uses sugar to create blood vessels

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:43 am

What's the next big breakthrough for 3D printing? Try 3D-printed blood vessels. Last September, we looked at how researchers in Germany created printable blood vessels, but a research team from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania took the idea one step further. The latest breakthrough allows researchers to create entire networks of blood vessels using a sugar-based mixture and a customized RepRap 3D printer.
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