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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
October 7, 2015
How to Get Americans to Save Money
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
August 27, 2015
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
August 4, 2015
How 3D-Printing Gave One Girl a New Lease on Life
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
July 17, 2015
3D Printed Cars Are Coming Soon
Jay Leno is a fan
By Tanya Basu
July 8, 2015
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
June 16, 2015
Was 3D Printing Just a Passing Fad?
Companies making "the next big thing" are having a tough 2015
By Kevin Kelleher
June 10, 2015
Save the Planet With More Energy, Not Less
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
April 22, 2015
This Culinary Genius Built an Easy Cheese 3-D Printer
Someone get this guy a MacArthur "Genius Grant"
By Melissa Locker
March 30, 2015
There Are Now Martini Glasses Designed for Space
Houston, we have stemware
By Kevin McSpadden
March 24, 2015
3-D Printing Technology 'Grows' Objects From Liquid
The technology is apparently inspired by
Terminator 2
By Kevin McSpadden
March 18, 2015
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
January 30, 2015
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
January 16, 2015
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
January 13, 2015
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
December 22, 2014
Here’s How to 3D-Print Your Own Crossguard Lightsaber
Lasers not included.
By Eliza Berman
December 8, 2014
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