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3D Printing News Briefs: April 14, 2017
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll take care of a little business first, then move on to a contest, an upcoming event, and a really cool 3D printed trophy….
CEO of GE Addresses Additive Manufacturing and Globalization in Letter to Shareholders
For its 2016 Annual Report, GE‘s CEO Jeff Immelt wrote a letter to shareholders that attempts to weave together the core philosophy of GE, its vision for the future, and the…
Dubai Future Accelerators Getting Ready to Launch Second Cycle, Funding 3D Printing and Other Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies
The world’s largest accelerator program for government services launched formally in September, in the United Arab Emirates, the small country with the big ideas. Dubai Future Accelerators is managed through the Dubai Future Foundation,…
World’s Largest Accelerator Initiative Launches in Dubai
If countries had a tag line, the United Arab Emirates might do well to adopt “Go Big or Go Home” for its own. The tiny country is known for its…
FedEx Bans Shipments of Cody Wilson’s Ghost Gunner Lower Receiver ‘3D Printer’
One thing about the exponential progress we are seeing within technology is that as time goes by, it becomes more and more difficult to predict what will come next. If you…
US Military Might: Will 3D Printing Provide the Technological Leg Up?
The military and technology go hand in hand. We’ve all seen the sci-fi movies where the evil opposition developed or obtained a form of super technology that we had to…
3D Printed Power Inverters Soon to Meet or Surpass 2020 DOE Standards
Energy is so very important to our future. Conserving it, harnessing it, using it responsibly, and becoming more aware of its impact are the keys to energy’s future. The US…
Government Agency 3D Prints Dog Nose to Study How Bomb Sniffing Works
3D printing has ventured into surprising and arguably amusing new territory thanks to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the federal agency that collaborates with industry in the development…
MakerBot Digital Store Encourages 3D Printing in Class With Printable Educational Tools
When the MakerBot Digital Store launched about 10 month ago, many people were wondering exactly what it would encompass. Would it feature useful tools, toys, artwork, or educational objects? Now,…
Russian Election Candidate Cheats the System by Using 3D Printers to Print Promotional Mugs
3D Printing has been catching on world-wide for a variety of reasons. They include advances in medicine, cheaper manufacturing, and personalization of products. However, there is now another reason 3D…