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3D Printed Gun Makes it to the Museums

Despite several attempts to the contrary, the world’s first 3D Printed gun, dubbed “The Liberator” by it’s creators, hasn’t gone anywhere. Instead, the gun has found it’s place in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, as part of this September’s London Design Festival. Why the Liberator Stuck Around As we mentioned previously, the US Government requested […]

3D Printing on the Go: a Portable Printer

Your desktop printer is just that – something made for your desktop. The latest 3D printers follow the same model; in fact, the ones small enough to fit on a desktop are actually an anomaly. But what if you could take your printer with you? That’s where the Tobeca, a portable 3D printer, comes into […]

This Time, it Really is Rocket Science: NASA Prints an Engine Piece

NASA’s playing with 3D printers again, and this time, they’ve got an engine piece.

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The MakerBot Digitizer: Scan Anything

There are two ways to make a 3D model of an object. You can either draw the item using 3D modeling software, or scan it in. Of course, if you want to scan a physical object, you need a high quality digital scanner to do it. And that’s where the new MakerBot Digitizer steps in. […]

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Fantasy Meets Reality: 3D Printing and Copyright Laws

Just because you designed the model doesn’t mean the image is yours to use – or to print. Even in the world of 3D printing, copyright is still an important issue.