February 2012
30 posts
The Smithsonian Turns To 3D Printing To Share... →
gizmodo.com
According to The Creators Project, the Smithsonian has over 137 million pieces in its collection, but only enough room to display about 2 percent of them. So it’s turning to 3D printing to share as much as it can. Working with a…
Cool project. It would be better if the 3D scans were made available to the public to see and print themselves.
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Sign Of The Times →
One of the fascinating things to watch on my blog are the search keywords used by visitors from search engines. I find it fascinating, because it gives a sign of the times on what people are thinking about with regard to 3D printing. I did a fast analysis today of the last 3 months of search traffic and normalized the search keywords. These are the top 5 search topics for my blog.
TODAY IS THE DAY TO KILL ACTA →
Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net
Today is the day of global protest against ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a copyright treaty negotiated in secret (even parliaments and other legislatures weren’t allowed to see the the working drafts), and which many…
U Washington's best-of-breed 3D printing lab shuts... →
Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net
Michael sez, “The Open 3DP lab at UW has been doing some amazing things with 3D printing. More amazingly, they have prioritized sharing what they are learning with everyone else in order to make 3D printing better. A change to UW’s…
Am I the only who thinks that IP protection and university research do NOT go hand in hand?
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Key Factors of Online Creation for 3D Printing →
The last couple of posts, I wrote about several factors, which I consider as key success factors for online creation in the context of 3D printing. This post is a summary of these posts.
To sum up I wrote about:
Immediate Context
Frictionless Creation
Open-ended Creation
Product Relevancy
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Trademark - Transformers Wiki →
A trademark is a name, phrase or symbol used by a company to distinguish their goods or services from those of other companies in a similar range, preventing “brand confusion”. Trademarks are indicated by a ™ symbol, or in the case of registered trademarks, a ® symbol. Hasbro’s ability to legally secure a trademark dictates what proper nouns they will use to describe a toy,...
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Unfolding the IKEA Effect: Why We Love the Things... →
When instant cake mixes were introduced in the 1950s as part of a broader trend to simplify the life of the American housewife by minimizing manual labor, housewives were initially resistant: the mixes made cooking too easy, making their labor and skill seem undervalued. As a result, manufacturers changed the recipe to require adding an egg; while there are likely several reasons why this change...
3D Printers You Might Not Have Heard About →
wordpress.com
The Open Source community already has a thick streak of sharing built into its DNA. But just straight “sharing” really only works for one’s technological peer group. Just because something is published for free doesn’t mean everyone i…
Wired - The New French Hacker-Artist Underground →
Such an awesome story!
How Patents Have Held Back 3D Printing →
techdirt.com
from the retarding-the-progress dept The purpose of the intellectual property system that we have is to promote the progress. When there is strong evidence that certain elements of it hold back the progress, it seems like…
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Open Source SLS Printer Design Released →
Today I was pleasantly surprised by another addition to the collection of open source 3D printer designs. Andreas Bastian – an engineering student at Swarthmore College – designed and build a SLS 3D printer, and made the design available as open source. It uses an infrared laser, and sinters a wax and carbon mixture for use in lost-wax casting.
January 2012
79 posts
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Immediate Context & Online Creation – Robert... →
In the last couple of weeks, I wrote about Online Creation. Things I am thinking about are, what makes a product relevant? What motivates people to create online? One of the striking aspects of creation is that when you give people a blank canvas, they have no inspiration on what to create. This is called the Blank Canvas Syndrome.
Why Every Professional Should Consider Blogging →
I often argue that professionals should share their knowledge online via blogging.
The catch is that virtually anything worthwhile in life takes time and effort, and blogging is not an exception to this statement. So before committing your energy to such an endeavor, you may rightfully stop and wonder what’s in it for you. Is blogging really worth it?
The holy grail of molecule-making →
guardian.co.uk
Nanoscientists are making slow but sure progress towards their goal to make nanotools commonplace in manufacturing. Duncan Graham-Rowe explains It has been more than 22 years since IBM’s research Fellow Don Eigler first demonstrated atomic…
Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing →
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…
If You're Reading This You're Probably... →
rp-editorialservices.co.uk
Lots (and lots and lots) of noise about the recent developments with and forecasts for 3D printing and additive manufacturing. The debate is healthy, but it does become extremely complicated. I have tried, for my own sake, to break…
Excellent analysis!
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The Pirate Bay Is Getting Into 3D Printing –... →
It is a strange coincidence when particular things just fall together in the matter of hours. I was tweeting yesterday with @jonemo and @rpes12 about the killer application for 3D printing. We arrived at the topic of DRM-ing of 3D models as a protection mechanism. At some point, I wrote:…
Fabricātis: 3D Printing doesn't have a (single)... →
fabricatis:
The hype around 3D Printing and Personal Fabrication has grown exponentially in the last year. This is expected for any exciting new technology that is showing the potential to go mainstream.
However, as pundits and observers are quick to point out, there isn’t a “Killer App” that would drive…
Great post!
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Killer Application for 3D Printing →
In my post Reality Check for 3D Printing I wrote about a few critical blog posts and news items on 3D printing. The question on the table is: what is the killer application of 3D printing? It is an interesting question and I think there is none. Or at least no specific killer application. What is the killer application for an inkjet printer? What is the killer application for a computer?...
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