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Why 3D Printing Is Overhyped (I Should Know, I Do It For a Living)
Everyone's now aware of 3D printing — they’ve read about it in the papers, on blogs or seen it on TV. The mentality now seems to be that, in the future, we'll be able to download our products or make them ourselves with CAD programs, apps and 3D scanners, then just print them out, either at home, or in localised print shops. Which in turn will supposedly decentralize manufacturing, bringing it back to the West. But like the cupcake, Daft Punk’s latest album, or goji berries, 3D printing is severely overhyped — and I should know, because it’s what I do for a living.
    
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Why 3D Printing Is Overhyped (I Should Know, I Do It For a Living)
Everyone's now aware of 3D printing — they’ve read about it in the papers, on blogs or seen it on TV. The mentality now seems to be that, in the future, we'll be able to download our products or make them ourselves with CAD programs, apps and 3D scanners, then just print them out, either at home, or in localised print shops. Which in turn will supposedly decentralize manufacturing, bringing it back to the West. But like the cupcake, Daft Punk’s latest album, or goji berries, 3D printing is severely overhyped — and I should know, because it’s what I do for a living.
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Government Lab Admits to Using Quantum Internet for Two Years
Government Lab Admits to Using Quantum Internet for Two Years
Watch the World’s Smallest Flying Robot Insect Take to the Sky
This little guy might not look much, but he's the world's smallest flying robotic insect—and he's taken 12 years to get into the air.
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Watch the World’s Smallest Flying Robot Insect Take to the Sky
This little guy might not look much, but he's the world's smallest flying robotic insect—and he's taken 12 years to get into the air.
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Graphene Has a Fatal Flaw
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Graphene’s Achilles Heel
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What Happens When You Push Concrete Beyond Its Limits?
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What Happens When You Push Concrete Beyond Its Limits?
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