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3D printing will help us colonise the moon

By On November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In 3d printing

When I was a teenager, I read science fiction books by Harry Harrison about a thief-with-a-conscience called The Stainless Steel Rat.

Among the science fiction predictions embodied in the book were that the Stainless Steel Rat would speak the universal language of Esperanto (that didn’t work out so well) and that he would be […]

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If the US government can’t stop the 3D printing of AK47s, what hope does the manufacturing industry have of fighting piracy?

By On November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In 3d printing

A US firm plans to start enabling the manufacture of weapons, including AK47s, by distributing the schematics for free on the web and allowing people to manufacture their own weapons using 3D printers.

The business expects to get authorisation from the US government before the end of the year.

I was aware of this organisation […]

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