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Top 10 Countdown: Most Popular 3D Printing Stories in February 2013
Here are the top 10 most popular stories On 3D Printing brought you in February 2013.
10. 3D Printing Retail Store Hosts Open House in Denver, CO
9. Make: Where Do We Really Stand On 3D Printing?
8. Cornell Professor Develops Technique for 3D Printing a Human Ear
7. Details on the 3D Printing Institute from Obama’s SOTU Address
6. Accused of Stealing, 3D Printing Design Marketplace 3DLT Apologizes
5. NPR Discusses 3D Printed Guns on Morning Edition
4. Biofabrication: Scientists 3D Print Stem Cells to Create Human Organs
3. Video: The Best 7 TED Talks On 3D Printing
2. Must-See Infographic: How 3D Printing Will Revolutionize the Classroom
1. President Obama Calls 3D Printing “Revolutionary” in State of the Union
Thanks for reading in February!
3D Printing Drugs: Medical Miracle or Illegal Substance Enabler?
Among the many applications for 3D printing, scientists are researching how to enable patients to 3D print personalized medicine and drugs.
Vice.com recently interviewed Professor Lee Cronin from Glasgow University about how this technology will work.
VICE: Hi Lee. So firstly, can you briefly describe how the 3D printing of a drug works. You don’t just print out a little pill, do you?
Lee Cronin: OK, I will try. Imagine the following: 1) you go to an online drug store; 2) you decide what you need (with a prescription); 3) you buy both the blueprint and the ink; 4) the “ink” comes pre-sealed in a safe cartridge; 5) you print the drug with the special ink and the software; 6) you take the drug.
And what are the main benefits of this approach?
Well it’s nice, because it allows you to deploy the drug more widely and now the software is the value, not the chemical. It removes the problem of counterfeit drugs, for example, and also opens up the way for personal medicine.
Exploring this concept further, it seems that this technology could be used to print illicit drugs in addition to medicine.
And you won’t buy drugs either, you’ll download apps. These apps will give you access to the blueprints that will give you what you need. And you won’t even need to worry about the legality of drugs any more, because there won’t be any drug laws, because drugs will be so tailored it’ll be impossible for the state to keep up without resorting to selling them itself.
So, will 3D printing be used for good drugs or illegal substances? Or both?
Via Vice.com.
Top 3D Printing Headlines Last Week: 3Doodler, Chris Dixon, Nokia, Car
A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from February 25 to March 3:
Monday, February 25
Tuesday, February 26
3D Printing Stocks to Watch Monday: Stratasys Reports Earnings
Among the stocks to watch this week is Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) which will report earnings on Monday.
MarketWatch‘s preview:
Stratasys is projected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 38 cents a share. David Miller, an analyst at Gabelli & Co., recently initiated coverage of Stratasys, rating it a hold even though he gave it high marks for its focus on expansion of professional 3D printing, healthcare applications, and strong operating leverage potential.
Seeking Alpha‘s preview:
With the huge sector selloff since mid-January, the market has become increasingly concerned about the stock. Negative analysis continues to surface regarding competitor 3D Systems (DDD) providing Stratasys with the opportunity to become the recognized leader in the sector. In addition, the recent IPO of ExOne (XONE) provides more competition for 3D industrial sales and investor cash.
Chris Dixon: The Smartest People Spend Their Weekends On 3D Printing
Chris Dixon is a serial entrepreneur and currently an investor with venture capital firm Andreesson Horowitz. In his personal blog, he writes that what the smartest people are working on as a hobby today will be what defines industry in 10 years. 3D printing is among the few industries he selects.
What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years?
Many breakthrough technologies were hatched by hobbyists in garages and dorm rooms. Prominent examples include the PC, the web, blogs, and most open source software.
The fact that flip-flop wearing hobbyists spawn large industries is commonly viewed as an amusing eccentricity of the technology industry. But there is a reason why hobbies are so important.
Business people vote with their dollars, and are mostly trying to create near-term financial returns. Engineers vote with their time, and are mostly trying to invent interesting new things. Hobbies are what the smartest people spend their time on when they aren’t constrained by near-term financial goals.
Today, the tech hobbies with momentum include: math-based currencies like Bitcoin, new software development tools like NoSQL databases, the internet of things, 3D printing, touch-free human/computer interfaces, and “artisanal” hardware like the kind you find on Kickstarter.
It’s a good bet these present-day hobbies will seed future industries. What the smartest people do on the weekends is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years.
It probably goes without saying that we very much agree!
