Notorious peer-to-peer site The Pirate Bay says the next age of file-sharing will be 3D printing. But how, exactly, does that work?
3D printing is a method of manufacturing everything from tools to shoes to jewelery, or even car and aerospace parts using a computer-controlled printer.
Peer-to-peer sharing site The Pirate Bay has set up a page hosting digital 3D mockups -- digital 3D files -- for visitors to download and print out on 3D printers. Physical objects, or "physibles," as Pirate Bay calls them, will constitute the next step in copying, according to the site.
NASA is looking at the idea of using 3D printing technology to build spare parts to spec on the International Space Station and on long term deep space missions, according to Scientific America. But the space agency is also exploring using the technology on a larger scale.
Sculpteo is a fascinating French company that's working to bring 3D printing to the masses. The company had a booth at CES, and while some of our chat with them had to go through a French/English barrier, they very nicely explained to us how they're doing business and allowing almost anyone to make custom 3D printed objects, even through iOS. The company can print custom items through its ...
RAMSEY, N.J. , Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs announced today its new rapid prototyping service. The company is now offering 3D printing services with the addition of 3D ...
At CES, Sculpteo , a French company specializing in additive manufacturing—otherwise known as 3D printing—was showing off a new smartphone app that allows the uninitiated to create personalized, usable ceramic objects from a photo. The firm was also demonstrating a new "cloud engine" that allows designers and small businesses to create customized products they can sell through their own websites ...
3D printing has come a long way since its inception in 1984. The technology has gone from the work rooms of large companies to the living rooms of geeks thanks to companies like MakerBot Industries. The folks there have been working hard to bring inexpensive 3D printers to the masses, and have recently announced the [...]
LAS VEGAS--The profile of 3D printing will rise after this year's show, and 3D@Home's Cube is partly responsible. Cube 3D Printer MakerBot's build-it-yourself Thing-O-Matic has claimed most of the consumer-level attention for 3D printing this past year, and MakerBot's own CES announcement , whatever and whenever that will be, will only spur more coverage. In the meantime, the Cube underscores ...
Printer produces 3D plastic output, available as an online service and marketplace or for individual purchase.