3D Printed Gun: Legality, Models, & STL File Kits
An overview of 3D-printed firearms, terminology, manufacturing history, traceability, and public-policy questions.
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The History of 3D Printing
The history of 3D printing spans early additive-manufacturing inventions, industrial machines and the later growth of desktop printing. This guide follows the…
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Online 3D Printing Services: An Archived Comparison
Online 3D printing services can manufacture a digital model when you do not own a suitable printer. This archived comparison describes providers…
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The Future of 3D Printing: Applications and Challenges
What is the future of 3D printing? Is 3D printing the next big thing? The future of 3D printing depends on improvements…
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3D Printing Companies: An Archived Industry Overview
Want to know the best 3D printing companies? Need some tips to find which one is the best? 3D printing companies serve…
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The Elephant in the Classroom
By Mike Titsch, April 17, 2017. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. Thanks to a continuing surge in K-12 STEM education…
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Voxel8 Brings Sophisticated 3D Printed Electronics to the Consumer Market
By Todd Halterman, January 8, 2015. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. A team of Harvard materials scientists led by Professor…
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Bre Pettis Steps Down As MakerBot CEO
By Todd Halterman, September 5, 2014. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. Bre Pettis is stepping down as CEO of MakerBot…
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Can We Get a Wrench on the Crowdfunding Spigot?
By Mike Titsch, August 8, 2014. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. Enough Is Enough Already The personal 3D printing industry…
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FBI to Use 3D Printing for Bomb Research
By Todd Halterman, June 24, 2014. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. The Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center was established in…
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3D Printed Fingerprints and the Science of Biometrics
By Todd Halterman, March 18, 2014. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. Authorities say no two fingerprints have ever been found…
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Soft Robots – The Battle for 3D Printed Liquid Metal Supremacy
By Todd Halterman, March 6, 2014. Restored from the 3D Printer World archive. Liquid metals which self-assemble. Electrical charges used to make…
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