Shwa Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 I have been keeping my eye on these things since way back in the day when I saw one demonstrated. I think back then they were using some sort of wax or light plastic material. Things have changed. 3D printers manufacture objects in your home In August a company called MakerBot Industries in the U.S. secured $10-million in financing – including financing from Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos – to bring their 3D printers to everyone“I want the next generation to grow up making things, not just blindly consuming them,” MakerBot founder Bre Pettis told the Star. “We’re focused on young people having access to a machine that can make anything, so that instead of saving their allowance to buy toys, they could design and make them.” If I understand this correctly, the material used to create the objects is re-usable. A different drinking up everyday sort of thing. Although one has to wonder if they will make the printers super cheap, but charge you an arm and a leg for the ABS cartridges. Quote
GostHacked Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 This is about the closest thing we have to a Star Trek replicator. Neat stuff. Quote
MiddleClassCentrist Posted November 17, 2011 Report Posted November 17, 2011 If you think this is impressive... Look up the human organ printer on TED.com. Quote Ideology does not make good policy. Good policy comes from an analysis of options, comparison of options and selection of one option that works best in the current situation. This option is often a compromise between ideologies.
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