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Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 sits is rolled out to the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in this December 7, 2022 photograph released ahead of its scheduled launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 8, 2023. Photo by Trevor Mahlmann/Relativity Space via REUTERS/Handout

Science Mar 23

Launch debut of 3D-printed rocket fails far short of orbit

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Mar 08

Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 sits is rolled out to the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in this December 7, 2022 photograph released ahead of its scheduled launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 8, 2023. Photo by Trevor Mahlmann/Relativity Space via REUTERS/Handout
California company’s 3D-printed rocket poised to make debut launch

It’s a relatively small rocket, just 110 feet (33 meters), and won’t be carrying anything for this test flight except for a memento: the first successful metal 3D print from the company's printers.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Feb 23

3dhouses
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Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage?

It's often said that there’s no place like home. But what if that home was built with a 3D printer? Only a handful of people in the U.S. currently live in these types of houses, but some believe this will…

By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre

Nation Jan 23

Washington files multi-state lawsuit to block 3D gun blueprints

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a move by the Trump administration to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet would make it easier for terrorists and criminals to access weapons.

By Chris Grygiel, Associated Press

Arts Nov 26

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An artist hopes the stories of our treasured objects can help us understand each other

What objects give meaning to our lives? Kerianne Quick, artist in residence at San Diego’s New Americans Museum, spent a year researching people’s treasured possessions -- and the stories behind them -- for an innovative project in which she preserves…

By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS

Jul 30

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Could the path to a more nutritious pizza be illuminated by laser beams?

By Nsikan Akpan, Jamie Leventhal

New York City has been known for its pizza for decades, but now a surprising oven innovation is attracting new attention. At Columbia University, a lab is crafting ways to improve nutrition by 3-D printing pizza to precise dietary specifications…

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Aug 27

Plans for making untraceable 3D guns can’t be posted online, court says

By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns, agreeing with 19 states and the District of Columbia that such access to the plastic guns…

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Aug 21

States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun blueprints

By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia sued and last month secured a restraining order to stop that process, and now they want to make that permanent by having the judge convert the restraining order into an injunction.

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Aug 02

A short history of DIY gun makers, from gun kits to 3D-printed guns

By Timothy D. Lytton, The Conversation

There is nothing new in attempts by gun makers to exploit loopholes in government regulations, and these unregulated guns have been used to kill.

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Aug 01

WATCH: Justice Department didn’t consult Trump on 3D-printed guns, White House says

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Justice Department "made a deal without the president's approval."…

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