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MIT develops system to break down complex designs into simpler shapes for custom manufacturing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 3, 2019

MIT researchers have devised a technique that reverse engineers complex CAD models — breaking them down into individual shapes to…

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3D Printing

MIT’s Rapid Light Printing showcases bags of potential

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 30, 2018

Its creators believe that rapid liquid printing, can help reimagine manufacturing as an ‘artistic experience’ MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab has given…

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Researchers mimic natural cellular architectures via 3D printing in ceramic foam ink

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 8, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/KAP8uHdydujm Inspired by natural cellular structures, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the…

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3D depth scanner made by modding your smart phone

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 15, 2014

Transforming a standard digital camera so it can perceive 3D depth of field Research from Microsoft suggests that with a…

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MIT meets Manc: new Fab Labs open up RP to the masses

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 24, 2010

Boasting it’s position as the UK’s new manufacturing heartland (as one tongue-firmly-in-cheek speaker put it: “Sorry West Midlands”) the North…

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