Boing Boing on MSNOpinion

"Stupidity on steroids" - three US states want your 3D printer to snitch on what you print

Three states are now trying to make 3D printers police themselves. Washington's HB 2321 requires printers to ship with ...

Colorado law could force surveillance for 3D printers to prevent use for making gun parts — fourth state to propose new bans is expanding firearms laws to regulate di…

Colorado is joining the growing list of states attempting to crack down on the manufacture of 3D printed “ghost guns,” ...

California Lawmaker Wants to Hardcode 3D Printers With 'Firearm Blocking' Tech

The legislation is meant to prevent the proliferation of 3D-printed guns. But Adafruit, a provider of do-it-yourself computer ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The truth about 3D printed homes and their awful economics

Three-dimensional printing technology has been pitched as a fix for America’s housing affordability crisis, promising faster ...
UMass Lowell

Workforce Development Program Advances Students’ Skills in 3D Printing

Additive manufacturing, more popularly known as 3D printing, is one of the fastest-growing fields in the manufacturing industry. The technology is now being used to fabricate a wide range of complex, ...

Freeform reels in $67M for its 3D metal printing system

Freeform has developed a 3D printing system called GoldenEye that is specifically optimized for metalworking. According to ...