Can We Control 3D Printing?

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The techies try to break down the complexities around 3D printing how additive manufacturing differs from subtractive, and how to get started. Sheban & Partha share what they’ve been doing in the field of 3D printing—from fuselages to rovers. Our title track is [Pay No Mind](http ...  Show more

The ability to print objects in three dimensions has been heralded as the solutions to many problems. We check out some of the latest innovations. In Jordan we hear from the doctors who are printing prosthetic arms for people injured in conflict. In the UK we meet the man fitted ...  Show more

With 3D printing you can print not just pictures and words, but actual objects from files. And as costs come down, the list of things you can print expand: from food, to organs, to guns.

3D Printer of the Gods II: Oh, you're into 3D printing? How 20 years ago. It's one thing to print in the three spatial dimensions, quite another to factor in the fourth dimension of time. But it's happening. And in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and Robert brea ...