This week in 3D printing news: (4/15/12 – 4/21/12)
Well this week was pretty eventful:
3d Systems (DDD) announced it’s Cube 3D Home printer. From what it looks like, it will be pretty user friendly as it is being described as ”the first consumer 3D printer for children ages 8 to 80 years“.
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Stratasys (SSYS) and Objet merger. A thorough writeup by Fabbaloo.
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3D printing to help develop new drugs? “Chemists have succeeded in bringing the wonders of 3D printing into drug development with a new method that could one day bring the pharmacy to your home.“
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This technology has so many applications. Just read this article about how criminals can use 3d printers to duplicate keys and such! https://www.pcworld.com/article/241605/criminals_find_new_uses_for_3d_printing.html#tk.mod_rel