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Lasers Can Remove Printed Text and Image from Paper

Posted by John C Arkin on May 30th, 2012

University of Cambridge researchers discovered a way to use short pulses of laser light to remove ink from paper without damaging the paper. The words and images printed on paper are removed so the paper can be reused. This is in line with eco-friendly efforts to reduce the number of trees being cut to produce [...]

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Unleash Your Creativity with a Solidoodle 3D Printer

Posted by John C Arkin on May 27th, 2012

The Solidoodle is a 3D printer that aims to offer our generation the future of printing, enabling today’s artists to express their creativity in three dimensions. The printer is capable of printing a 6″ x 6″ x 6″ object, and offers three different levels of 3D printing experience. The Base Model is available at $499 [...]

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One Street Tweeter Prints Your Tweets on the Street!

Posted by John C Arkin on May 24th, 2012

When protesters take it to the streets to voice out their opinions, they usually do a lot of yelling and chanting. However, in today’s world of technology and social networking, an advocacy group known as One International took it to the streets a bit differently. For the G8 Summit, the annual meeting of leaders from [...]

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3D Printing Company Creates Action Figures Based on Current Events

Posted by John C Arkin on May 22nd, 2012

Herobuilders, a company established by industrial designer Emil Vicale, employs 3D printing to produce dolls in small runs. The company specializes in custom action figures. Creation of the custom dolls would cost $375 for the first doll and $39.95 for additional copies. It is best known for its most popular character so far — Baghdad [...]

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3D Printing Robot Creates Eco-Friendly Chairs

Posted by John C Arkin on May 20th, 2012

More and more companies release their own 3D printing products as the industry continues to mature. Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij used a modified industrial machine to build his 3D printing robot that can create 4,000 3D printed chairs per year. Vander Kooij refitted the robot with an extrusion head and a material feed, allowing [...]

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