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The first 3D printed gun goes bang

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May 6, 2013

The world's first gun made almost entirely on a 3D printer has been fired in the United States. Cody Wilson, a Texas law student, has been working on the project for over a year.

Posted In: 3D printing, guns, gun control

3D printers: Now available with a click of the 'Easy Button'

Ben Johnson

May 6, 2013

Has 3D printing finally gone mainstream? Staples says it will start carrying the Cube 3D printer made by 3D Systems.

Posted In: 3D printing, staples

How the DMCA protects printers' ink and other unintended consequences

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David Brancaccio

Apr 8, 2013

As the digital age progresses, is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act moving with it? Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain explains the law and its upcoming tests.

Posted In: copyright, digital, 3D printing

3D guns: A license to print

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David Brancaccio

Mar 25, 2013

Even with a federal license, Cody Wilson, the law school student who wants to use 3D printing to manufacture firearms, remains wary the government will shut him down.

Posted In: 3D printing, gun control

3Doodler: 3D printing with a pen

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David Brancaccio

Feb 21, 2013

Just as we were all starting to get used to the idea of 3D printing, here comes the 3Doodler -- a pen that lets you draw with plastic.

Posted In: 3D printing, 3d, kickstarter, startup

Entrepreneurs try to popularize 3D printing

Gracie Zheng

Feb 8, 2013

3D printing has been used in industry for years. But now the process, which entails building objects layer by layer with plastic filament, is becoming affordable for individuals. And that has spawned businesses.

Posted In: 3D printing

Kim Dotcom sticks it to the man, again, with Mega; The future of libraries

Ben Johnson

Jan 22, 2013

The eccentric Megaupload founder is back with a new service that's sure to be a stick in the craw of the U.S. federal prosecutors pursuing a copyright infringement case against him. Also, libraries may be moving to a bookless future, but not if patrons have anything to say about it.

Posted In: Kim Dotcom, megaupload, copyright, library, 3D printing

A Data-Mining Inauguration App, and a 3D printed Smartphone Case

David Brancaccio

Jan 21, 2013

A new app from the Presidential Inauguration Committee seems like a handy tool for people visiting Washington, D.C. to watch President Obama take his second (public) Oath of Office. But critics say the app is data-mining for political purposes.

Posted In: apps, politics, inauguration, Barack Obama, 3D printing, nokia