fabrication
What Will the First Nanotechnology Products Be?
"Anything using amorphous carbon, graphite, diamond, carbon aerogel, glassy carbon, or carbon fiber is fair game. For simplicity and to avoid arguments, I do not assume the availability of carbon
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Future Feels a Little Bit Closer - 3D desktop print ...
"...the ZPrinter 450 looks just amazing [...] if somebody had sent it to me as an example of an "artifact from the future," I would have believed them. This is a giant, sparkly, screami
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save"Chemical origami" shrinks 2D discs into 3D o ...
"The trick is to pre-treat a gel disc half the size of a beer coaster with a monomer solution "blueprint" that selectively shrinks when heated."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRobo-builder threatens the brickie
"Is the writing on the wall for the brickie? Engineers are racing to unveil the world’s first robot capable of building a house at the touch of a button." If the bot doesn't use swear words
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSharpest cut from nanotube sword
"Think carbon nanotubes are new-fangled? Think again. The Crusaders felt the might of the tube when they fought against the Muslims and their distinctive, patterned Damascus blades." Itz 4ll
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePersonal Nanofactories (PNs)
Just how exactly will a home fabricator nanofactory work? The CRN boys have the lowdown. Link via AdvancedNanotechnology
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveA plane you can print
3D prototyping takes off... (rimshot!)
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRevolution in a Box - The Center for Responsible Nanote ...
Relax - these guys are here to make sure we don't do a Drexler and turn the entire ecosphere into gray goo.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePrintable Robots
But not just robots; organs, displays, batteries, RFIDs...the half-way step to nanofabbing, methinks. Link via KurzweilAI.net.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMCP Rapid Realisation - Selective Laser Melting (SLM) - ...
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRepRap Project
The RepRap Project is a project aimed at creating a self-replicating machine which can be used for rapid prototyping. A rapid prototyper is a 3D printer that is able to fabricate three dimensional art
>30 days ago by qubit, 1 User, more info saveOScar - Reinvent Mobility
A community of people plans and develops a new car in the web. The idea is about the goal to develop a simple and innovative car, but also about the way how this goal is achieved.
>30 days ago by qubit, 1 User, more info saveFab @ Home
Fab@Home is a website dedicated to making and using fabbers - machines that can make almost anything, right on your desktop. This website provides an open source kit that lets you make your own simple
>30 days ago by qubit, 1 User, more info saveThe Center for Bits and Atoms
Fab Lab" is an abbreviation for Fabrication Laboratory. It is a group of off-the-shelf, industrial-grade fabrication and electronics tools, wrapped in open source software and programs written by
>30 days ago by qubit, 1 User, more info saveVoortman corporation manufactures CNC controlled produc ...
The machines are manufactured tailor-made and can be equipped with many options to suit the individual needs of each customer
>30 days ago by voortman, 1 User, more info saveOnline Machine Shop- Instant Pricing
Great for product designers.
>30 days ago by fredrik73, 1 User, more info saveCopper Range Hoods, Sinks Countertops and Custom Copper ...
Copper range hoods, sinks and countertops from CircleCityCopperworks.com An American company employing highly-trained coppersmiths that produce some of the finest copper products in the world.
>30 days ago by slingshot27, 1 User, more info save