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This Company 3D Prints Bicycles In Titanium

By On May 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

3D printing usually evokes images of plastic materials, but the truth is that any number of materials can be used in the rapid prototyping process. SLM, or selective laser melting, is one such method used to essentially 3D print items with metal.

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SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) Graphene Investing

By On May 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

This Article Originally was Published here: http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/sunpower-nasdaq-spwr-graphene-investing/3351 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… If you want to profit from solar, the money is in installation and technology. Certainly SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) knows this to be true

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A Word On 3D Printed Gun Safety

By On May 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

If you happened to download the 3D printed handgun models before the US government confiscated them , it may be time to remind you of safety concerns should you attempt to 3D print this item.

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3D Printing Napster? Not Yet

By On May 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment

A piece in TechCrunch examines the notion that common availability of 3D printers will give rise to a “Napster for 3D Printing Models” .

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Meet the designers: AmniosyA

By On April 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment

AmniosyA , a design collective from Florence Italy made their first collection EntropyA.

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American Graphite to Develop Graphene 3D Printing Material

By On April 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment

American Graphite Technologies Inc. has announced that it will collaborate with the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, the National Science Centre (Ukraine) and the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology to conduct research toward developing a graphene-based 3D printing material

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3D Printing the moon!

By On April 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment

London based SinterHab envision a 3D printed Moon base baked from lunar dust.

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Quick 3D Printing Glossary

By On April 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Raft – A technique used to prevent warping. Instead of directly on the build surface, parts are built on top of a “raft” of material that you remove and dispose of post-print. The raft is larger than the part and so has more adhesion

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Get ready for our Ceramics Challenge!

By On April 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Spring is finally entering our doors  and we are in desperate need for more colors in our lives! So we’re ready to launch our first ceramics challenge where you can choose between nine vibrant colors. Are you ready? THE CHALLENGE For this competition, your challenge is to use 3D printing to create a product in ceramics.

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Get ready for our Ceramics Challenge!

By On April 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Spring is finally entering our doors  and we are in desperate need for more colors in our lives! So we’re ready to launch our first ceramics challenge where you can choose between nine vibrant colors. Are you ready? THE CHALLENGE For this competition, your challenge is to use 3D printing to create a product in ceramics

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