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Archaicrevival

Archaicrevival

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Delta3DStudios

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It sounds like an interesting technology. But like so many other 3D printing technologies announced recently, there isn't yet any commercial/retail plans listed. There is no way to gain access to this technology unless you know one of the researchers involved on the project.

Hopefully they will move forward with a commercial product which can be accessed by anyone who can afford it.

As with everything in 3D printing - all in due time. It's only a matter of time before it'll be available. The only questions are when and how
 
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1DMF

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Full desktop fabrication is only meant to be @20 years away.

And that's talking about making anything, as it will 3D print with atoms!

We are talking real life Star Trek replicators!
 
Surf Monkey

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1DMF said:
Full desktop fabrication is only meant to be @20 years away.

And that's talking about making anything, as it will 3D print with atoms!

We are talking real life Star Trek replicators!
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That "20 years away" thing is typically a dodge, because practically anything can happen over that much time. Saying 10 means the claimant has to account for his or her predictions. 20 years is beyond the horizon of predictability.
 
1DMF

1DMF

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Well according to tomorrows world in the 70's, we were all going to have personal robot slaves and 90% recreational time to do what ever we want.

So yeah, pinch of salt is required, but the fact they are talking about it being possible to build something atom by atom in this manner is mindbogglingly amazing, if true!
 
Delta3DStudios

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Surf Monkey said:
That "20 years away" thing is typically a dodge, because practically anything can happen over that much time. Saying 10 means the claimant has to account for his or her predictions. 20 years is beyond the horizon of predictability.
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Well actually, if you knew what kind of 3D printing tech DARPA is developing already, @1DMF's claims aren't too far off.

3D printing has been around since the 1980's, it wasn't until the patents for FDM printing expired, and a university professor was able to work and publish some open source plans in 2004 for a 3D "reprap" printer that the whole industry started it's rapid ascent (I call it the digital manufacturing age)
 
1DMF

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The question in all this is how long would it take to print something atom by atom?

Current polymer 3D printing still takes hours (sometimes days) to build up the layers.

What we then need is a replicator that can take objects and dematerialise them back to their constituent atoms for use next time round making something else.

Then we will have true recycling with zero land fill or pollution... though I feel it's unlikely to be in my lifetime :(
 
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Surf Monkey

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1DMF said:
Well according to tomorrows world in the 70's, we were all going to have personal robot slaves and 90% recreational time to do what ever we want.
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And all of it just 20 years away! It's always "just" 20 years away. A conveniently long period. Just long enough than practically anything could happen. In other words, one big bet hedge.
 
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Mirimi

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1DMF said:
Full desktop fabrication is only meant to be @20 years away.

And that's talking about making anything, as it will 3D print with atoms!

We are talking real life Star Trek replicators!
Click to expand...

Well 3D printing with atoms does exist. It's just veeeery slow.
 
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