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First 3-D-Printed Metal Gun Shows Tech Maturity – IEEE Spectrum

First 3-D-Printed Metal Gun Shows Tech Maturity – IEEE Spectrum.

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) (video description) used to print the bulk of this gun and its parts in steel.

The printer required to do this costs $10000 today.

Printed drones to hunt down drug-running boats – tech – 01 July 2013 – New Scientist

“Called 2Seas, the UAV is designed to fly lengthy surveillance missions for coastguards in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. It is a direct descendant of the catapult-launched, 1.5-metre-wingspan, electric-powered SULSA (Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft) – the world’s first all-3D-printed drone, built at the University of Southampton, UK. SULSA’s first flight was exclusively revealed by New ScientistMovie Camera in August 2011.”

via Printed drones to hunt down drug-running boats – tech – 01 July 2013 – New Scientist.

Nanoparticle Ink Enables 3-D Printing of Microbattery Electrodes – IEEE Spectrum

3D printed battery

3D printed battery! It’s all coming together 😉

Nanoparticle Ink Enables 3-D Printing of Microbattery Electrodes – IEEE Spectrum.

60,000 RPM vacuum powered rotary tool was 3D printed


60,000 RPM vacuum powered rotary tool was 3D printed.

All the instructions are on Thingiverse. The bearings and central shaft are metal and much harder to make.