3d Printing articles

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  EFF files to invalidate six 3D printing patent applications, and it's just getting started

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 16, 2013 04:57 am + 12 comments

  Since Julie Samuels joined the EFF as the Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents, she’s Continue reading…

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  Cancer victim's face restored with 3D-printed prosthesis

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 15, 2013 05:49 am + 18 comments

  When surgeons removed a tennis ball-sized tumor from Eric Moger's face, he also lost an eye and Continue reading…

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  Guns want to be free: what happens when 3D printing and crypto-anarchy collide?

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 12, 2013 09:30 am + 247 comments

  Cyberculture icon Stewart Brand’s famous notion that “information wants to be free” has been Continue reading…

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  Matterform crowdfunds a simple, well-designed 3D scanner that could arrive this summer

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 30, 2013 04:56 am + 18 comments

  MakerBot has been the trailblazer when it comes to bringing 3D printing to the masses, but Continue reading…

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  Makerbot partnership lets gamers print their own Ouya case

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 27, 2013 01:28 pm + 13 comments

  Ouya is positioning itself as a hackable, Android-based gaming console — so now it's letting users Continue reading…

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  3D-printing gummi sweet workshop at FabCafe in Tokyo

  on March 22, 2013 10:20 am

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  Print yourself as a gummi bear at Tokyo's FabCafe

  By Sam Byford on March 22, 2013 10:20 am + 37 comments

  There's no shortage of cafes in Tokyo, but FabCafe has a little more on its menu than most. Opened Continue reading…

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  Defense Distributed gets license to make and sell 3D printed guns

  By Adi Robertson on March 17, 2013 04:30 pm + 280 comments

  Cody Wilson, who heads 3D printed firearms group Defense Distributed, has apparently received a Continue reading…

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  Search engine for 3D printed gun parts launches in a month, promises Defense Distributed

  By Carl Franzen on March 11, 2013 01:05 pm + 129 comments

  A new search engine for 3D printed gun parts and other patented objects is coming within a month, Continue reading…

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  MakerBot announces 3D 'Digitizer' prototype to scan your world, then print it out

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 8, 2013 03:00 pm + 39 comments

  MakerBot founder Bre Pettis today announced the Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner prototype it Continue reading…