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Etsy For Electronics: Marketplace For Gadget Tinkerers Tindie Moves From Side Project To Company

While Kickstarter may be the place to raise money for a massive hardware project, Tindie is the marketplace for homemade gadgets, kits, & parts.

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What A 3D Printed Assault Rifle Means For Safety, Copyright

A firearm enthusiast believes he may have been the first to test a 3D-printed gun assembly, which he has used to build and fire a pistol and assault rifle.

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How To Print An Organ: A Closer Look At 3D Bioprinting

Imagine drawing an organ in a CAD-style program and printing it. Organovo, the innovative San Diego-based medtech company founded in 2007, has its sights on this possibility.

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The Burrito Printer Is Only The Beginning

A much-talked-about 3D printer designed specifically to fabricate burritos is just a stepping off point for recent NYU graduate Marko Manriquez, who hopes to use the technology to research gastronomic science, economic inequality and culinary arts.

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Michelangelo Meets MakerBot At Metropolitan Museum Hackathon

MakerBot Industries teamed up with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to host a weekend of epic art remixing.

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Innovative Self-Replicating 3-D Printers Could Wipe Out Factories

Today, emerging 3-D printing projects such as RepRap, Fab@Home, and UltiMaker could soon unleash a second industrial revolution, this one rendering many factories obsolete. Instead, the bulk of manufacturing could be done in the comfort of one’s home, and a broken piece is just a download and print away.

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Cubify Brings Simplified 3D Printing To Consumers

South Carolina-based company 3D Systems is taking orders for the Cube, its new 3D printer, which aims to introduce simple, affordable 3D printing.

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Chocolate 3D Printer Can Make Anything Delicious

With all the stories popping up about 3D printers, you’ve likely thought the new technology couldn’t get much cooler. One thing you probably weren’t considering is if it could get.

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Print, Assemble, And Program Your Own Paper Robot

Bringing new meaning to 3-D printing, researchers at MIT, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania are working on a hobbyist-oriented robotics platform to give amateur builders the tools to print,.

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ModMyPi: A Tiny Case For A Tinier Computer

A sleek, 3-D printed case for the minuscule Raspberry Pi computer is now available for pre-order, according to UK-based manufacturer ModMyPi. The product could signal the start of a cottage industry of hardware and software to supply the pocket-sized Raspberry Pi computer, which will be available for between $25 and $35.

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