3D printing could mean getting exactly what you want, out of thin air
Tea, Earl Grey, hot. Ever since I saw the replicators on the Star Trek Enterprise produce Patrick Stewart’s favourite beverage out of thin air, I’ve been curious about the idea of producing real-life 3D objects from mere ideas or pictures on a screen
The Ultimaker is one such beauty, and I took temporary possession of one last week when Ireland AM asked me to explain the concept. Looking very much like a cross between a large cubical laser printer and a futuristic physics experiment, it’s quite clear it’s something special.
For starters, it’s actually quite simple. In the same way a printer moves a print head around on paper, very accurately placing ink or toner to ...
