I’ve got to admit that I’m not nearly as impressed with crypto-anarchist Cody Wilson, his Defense Distributed organization, or its 3D printable handgun, the Liberator, as the rest of the internet seems to be. Most everywhere I’ve looked for the last several days I’ve seen headline after overwrought headline claiming that this new handgun design is a radical game changer […]
It feels like there’s a story about 3D printing in the news every day lately. The once science-fiction concept of creating complex solid objects out of raw materials on demand has the potential to disrupt just about every form of industry in the world. One of the biggest blockades has been acceptability. While some universities have […]
Festival goers have packed the Austin Convention Center’s Exhibit Hall 5, waiting for the official kick off to SXSW Interactive when Director Hugh Forrest makes his first appearance. When Forrest does take the stage, he claims the rain currently drizzling on Austin is a geek innovation. There’s a short welcome speech and a mention of […]
Additive manufacturing, or its more commonly-referred to description as 3D printing, has been in the news a lot over the last few weeks, with stories about varied uses such as printing musical instruments, plastic magazines for rifles, and moonbases for European space missions. Now, a joint venture between academics at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University and private […]
Do you remember that scene in Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home where Scotty teaches an engineer how to make the future technology of transparent aluminum? Canadian scientist Peter Jansen didn’t need a man from the future to show him how to make things from Star Trek when he built himself a tricorder. More […]
The Pirate Bay announced yesterday they’re adding a new content category called “Physibles”, enabling the swapping of data used by 3D printers to create physical objects. Three-dimensional printing is quickly coming down in price, with such products as the MakerBot Replicator available for $1,749.00. The Pirate Bay operators view this trend as a fundamental leap […]
