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3D Printing News Unpeeled: Better Elastomers, Mailbox Keys and Origami Networks

A man has been arrested in Houston for making and using 3D printed mailbox keys in order to use them for fraud. For over 15 years people have been 3D…

Urban Alps & Fieldmade: 3D Printing Stealth Keys in Remote Microfactories

The award-winning 3D printed Stealth Key by Urban Alps first hit the scene back in 2015, and the Swiss startup – founded by ETH Zürich and EPFL alumni – claims it…

UrbanAlps Releases Stealth Key System: Metal 3D Printed Key Safe from Duplication

Back in 2015, high-tech startup UrbanAlps, based in Switzerland, created a 3D printed security key, called the Stealth Key, that the co-founders say is the new standard of high-security cylinder-locks and…

UrbanAlps Receives Prestigious Award for 3D Printed, Copy-Proof Stealth Key

Technology is a two-way street when it comes to security, and I’m not just talking about data security and intellectual property issues – modern technology presents a host of interesting…

Your Luggage is Unsafe! TSA Approved Master-Keyed Locks Have Been 3D Printed & Shared Publicly

The stated goal of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is, in their own words, to “Protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.”. Essentially,…

Keysforge: Easy, Automatic Production of 3D Printed Copies of High-Security Keys

While retinal and other biometric scanners are coming into play for some high-security applications, there’s still some ways to go before those are reliable enough for more common use–and so…

Turning the Common Lock Key Inside Out – UrbanAlps Launches Additively Manufactured Stealth Key

For every lock and key, there are people who feel the need to crack them. And 3D printing has already been used, by Jos Weyers and Christian Holler to 3D…

Skeleton Keys Created Quickly and Easily with 3D Printing

Movies in which high-tech thieves use the tricks of their trade to gain unauthorized access to locked doors might soon show them holding skeleton keys made from slices of plastic….