Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

http://www.ted.com 2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things -- including intricate objects once impossible to create.

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[avalanchexy]

imagine the weapons and bombs you can buid or the coins you can couterfeit: you only need software and metal.

[Matt23353]

Clearly this will be very disruptive to the Pen industry.

[HotRod11686]

You all should consider investing into these companies that are the leading in the 3d printing world before they skyrocket in the next 10 years.

3D Systems - DDD

Stratasys - SSYS

Dassault Systemes - DASTY

Autodesk - ADSK

This is literally the answer to the made in china problem we are having right now.

[TheSteveMedia]

Please do not say "the machines are creating machines." you'll have ignorant masses spouting about the coming machine apocalypse. Tact. Please use more of it :)

[ZombixMusic]

Buy a 3D printer

Print more 3D printers with the 3D printer

????

Profit

[TonyKowalski]

Finally I can download a car.

[ollobrains1]

uselful for molds but not complex electronics more out stuff

[boost112]

What about nanomanufacturing? with that any1 could manufacture anything out of anything

heres an idea for president obama tell ur corporate owners to go f themselves and put all the money that u waste on wars&"defence" and harassing your citizens to researching and developing a working nanofactory

[PMSacr0sanct]

Idiot......

[miloibrado]

Or imagine not needing violence or a monetary system because people have access to all the resources they need. Pessimism and paranoia won't give you that.

[debilami]

post-scarcity planetary civilization is just around the corner