3d printing
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3D Printed Steaks Are a Real Thing Now
3D printed meat is inching closer to reality after a tech company in Israel unveiled its bioprinted rib-eye steak.
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Researchers Find a Faster, More Efficient Way to 3D Print
Two researchers at Penn State have created a new system for five-axis additive 3D-printing that reduces the amount and density of support materials needed for making printed objects.
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A Broken 3D Printer Inspired This Futuristic Fabric
3D printers usually work by extruding long strings of molten plastic onto a surface. When MIT Media Lab researchers spotted a broken printer squirting out plastic erratically, they had an idea: By programming a normal home 3D printer, they could simulate that erratic extrusion and create a sort of light, flexible lace out of hot…
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Super-Sized Lego Go-Kart Is Big Enough for Even Grown-up Kids to Drive
Matt Denton was one of the clever engineers responsible for designing and building the functional BB-8 robots and puppets used to film the most recent Star Wars trilogy. But online Denton is probably better known for his clever use of 3D printing to supersize Lego Technic sets, which now includes a functional go-kart he can…