3D Printing Reading List | April 03, 2015 |
Hold on, because we're going to bounce around a lot this week. We kick things off with a look at the 3D printing industry- now clocking in at $3.3B- which is growing at a >50% rate year over year. Desktop 3D printing and applications are driving all that growth, to the point where it's capturing the imagination. Nothing says mainstream more than Facebook integration- and now you can see your 3D Printable models on your Facebook wall, thanks to Sketchfab. Think you'll see more 3D printed guns there? Maybe you'll see the new printable lower for your CM109 rifle, which makes it possible to fire 7.62mm rounds. Personally we hope you'll see more things like NASA's new 3D printable tour of the Vesta asteroid (on which the EU space agency landed a proble). We leave you with a great talk from TeVido about bioprinting breast tissue, which promises to help millions of women recovering from breast cancer.
Enjoy!
Shashi & John
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