3D printing

Why We Can't Buy a Better Missile Defense

By The Aspen Institute

Why It's Time to Dump the $100 Bill

By The Aspen Institute

Mattel's New Gadget Will Let You 3D Print Your Own Toys

By John Kell / Fortune

New Balance Just Made a 3D-Printed Running Shoe

By Victor Luckerson
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Nike Exec Says We’ll Be 3D Printing Sneakers At Home Soon

The company already uses similar technology

By Michal Addady / Fortune

How to Get Americans to Save Money

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

U.S. Approves First 3D Printed Pill

The pill is better for children and elderly users who find it difficult to swallow large tablets

By Tanya Basu

How 3D-Printing Gave One Girl a New Lease on Life

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By The Aspen Institute

3D Printed Cars Are Coming Soon

Jay Leno is a fan

By Tanya Basu

This Ambitious Startup Plans to 3D Print a Bridge in Amsterdam

"This bridge will show how 3D printing finally enters the world of large-scale, functional objects"

By Dan Kedmey

Was 3D Printing Just a Passing Fad?

Companies making "the next big thing" are having a tough 2015

By Kevin Kelleher

Save the Planet With More Energy, Not Less

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

This Culinary Genius Built an Easy Cheese 3-D Printer

Someone get this guy a MacArthur "Genius Grant"

By Melissa Locker

There Are Now Martini Glasses Designed for Space

Houston, we have stemware

By Kevin McSpadden

3-D Printing Technology 'Grows' Objects From Liquid

The technology is apparently inspired by Terminator 2

By Kevin McSpadden

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 30

1. What if football helmet safety ratings are measuring the wrong hits?By Bryan Gruley in Bloomberg Business2. If France wants fewer radicalized Muslims, it must clean up its prisons.By Michael Birnbaum in the Washington Post3....

By The Aspen Institute

You Asked: How Does 3-D Printing Work?

It’s sort of like an inkjet or laser printer, minus the paper jams, of course.

By John Patrick Pullen

Meet Strati, the World’s First 3D-Printed Car

The two-seater, made of plastic components and able to go 25 miles per hour, was printed created at an auto show in Detroit

By Ben Geier / Fortune

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 22

1. To meet the growing need for marketable skills in college, technology companies are launching metric-driven accelerated learning programs.By Shawn Drost in TechCrunch2. NASA just e-mailed a wrench to the International Space Station.By Mike Chen...

By The Aspen Institute

Here’s How to 3D-Print Your Own Crossguard Lightsaber

Lasers not included.

By Eliza Berman
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