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3D printed chocolate and a short Easter break

3D printed chocolate and a short Easter break

Written by on April 13, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

This year so far has seen continued interest in the areas of the IoT, 3D printing, AI, VR and a host of other areas. The hype, though, has now been matched by wake up calls across the board. How advanced is AI? How far away is 5G? What are the real applications for VR? All of […]

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News highlights – 10 April

News highlights – 10 April

Written by on April 11, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 10 April Hack attack on Union Bank of India looks like the Bangladesh heist MUMBAI (Reuters) – A cyber attack on Union Bank of India last July began after an employee opened an email attachment releasing malware that allowed hackers to steal the state-run bank’s data, the Wall Street Journal reported on […]

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How could 3D printing help UPS ‘brace for disruption’?

How could 3D printing help UPS ‘brace for disruption’?

Written by on September 19, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – United Parcel Service plans to expand its 3D printing service to Asia and Europe, the U.S. shipping company has told Reuters, in a bid to fully embrace and get ahead of a trend that threatens to eat away a small but lucrative part of its business. Aside from its main package […]

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Six-year-old boy gets ‘bionic’ 3-D printed hand

Six-year-old boy gets ‘bionic’ 3-D printed hand

Written by on December 10, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

Lucas Abraham, who has wanted a working right hand since he was 2 years old, showed off the new prosthetic made by University of Louisville bioengineering students. “It’s better than every gift that I’ve ever had before,” Lucas told a news conference at the university on Wednesday. Gina Bertocci, a University of Louisville bioengineering professor, […]

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Will 3D printing deliver self manufacturing?

Will 3D printing deliver self manufacturing?

Written by on October 9, 2015 in Opinion with 0 Comments

Sometimes it is the little snippets of news that make you think. Perhaps dream. Of things that are as far-fetched as they are feasible. One such, from last week, was about manufacturing. Self manufacturing. The news stories in question, one after the other, were about 3D printing. The first was about 3D candy, available exclusively […]

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Now 3D printed shoes – what next? Ah, a revolution…

Now 3D printed shoes – what next? Ah, a revolution…

Written by on October 1, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

BERLIN (Reuters) – The co-founder of Australian online retailer Shoes of Prey, which allows customers to design their own footwear, hopes to one day allow customers to print out pairs at home as technology improves and consumer demand grows for personalized products. Founded in 2009, Shoes of Prey allows women to create unique designs on […]

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Now we have a 3D printed car – what next?

Now we have a 3D printed car – what next?

Written by on August 14, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – A California automotive start-up is hoping their prototype supercar will redefine car manufacturing. The sleek race car dubbed ‘Blade’ didn’t come off an assembly line – but out of a 3D printer. Kevin Czinger of Divergent Microfactories has spent most of his career in the automotive industry. One day he realized that no […]

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