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3D printing blood vessels and metal
John Payne
08 Jul 2012
http://youtu.be/9VHFlwJQIkE
Above, researchers at UPenn and MIT print blood vessels, using sugar. Once the sugar hardens, cells suspended in gel are added. Once the gel solidifies, the su...
3D printing going mainstream
Frank Tobe
10 Jun 2011
... Recent examples of 3D printing include intricate meshed titanium gloves and plastic bikinis.
... Apple had to use prototyping 3D printers from Japan because it couldn’t manufacture a critica...
Rail & gantry bot
John Payne
13 Mar 2010
This is actually a 3D printer, but [elevate the rails and] replace the print head with a couple of general purpose robotic arms and you've got the makings of a gardening robot.
Reposted f...
The empowerment of small-scale industrial designers
John Payne
01 Mar 2010
This Wired video discusses how easy it has become to get ahold of custom parts. Not mentioned, but quite obviously working away, is a 3D printer, building up a bust using deposited material.
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