by Bill Decker | Jul 23, 2013 | Legal, Manufacturing, Uncategorized
“Some key patents” are set to expire in 2014, meaning there will be room for competitors to try their hand at making cheaper, better-quality 3D printers. “The patents in question are for a technology called “laser sintering,” the...
by Bill Decker | Jul 21, 2013 | Engineering, Manufacturing
3D printing a rocket? Sounds like science fiction, but it’s happening. And this 3D-printed rocket part passed a key NASA test – hot-fire trials. The part was printed in part thanks to the capability of printing liquid metals – and NASA is also...
by Bill Decker | Jul 18, 2013 | Bioprinting, International
In Japan some clinics have a new service for pregnant women coming in addition to ultrasounds – a 3d-printed model of their fetus! In the bio-texture modeling, an MRI scanner’s data is translated into a 3D image and sent to a 3d-printer, which then...
by Bill Decker | Jul 17, 2013 | Engineering, Ideas
Disney has been working on 3D printed optics for interactive electronics. “Optical mechanics are more reliable and efficient than wires because they’re more protected and are comprised of fewer parts.” What does ‘optical mechanics’ mean?...
by Bill Decker | Jun 20, 2013 | Bioprinting, Engineering
“It seems like science fiction.” Anything you can imagine can often be made with 3D printing, including body parts. This is one of the greatest opportunities and threats in manufacturing and medicine. “The premise is simple. Send a scanned image of a...
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