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A Data-Mining Inauguration App, and a 3D printed Smartphone Case

Jan 21, 2013
A new app from the Presidential Inauguration Committee seems like a handy tool for people visiting Washington, D.C. to watch President Obama take his second (public) Oath of Office. But critics say the app is data-mining for political purposes.

Ping Fu on entrepreneurship and the resilience of the human spirit

Jan 4, 2013
Ping Fu talks about her rise from prisoner in communist China to CEO of tech company Geomagic.

'Replyallcalypse' at NYU, and a 3D printing roundup

Nov 29, 2012
What happened when students at New York University discovered they could spam 40,000 people at once, and three stories on 3D printing.

3-D printing handguns in Texas

Oct 8, 2012
A University of Texas law student in Austin has a plan to make firearms available to absolutely everyone, but is it legal?

Additive Manufacturing: The U.S. Government's Hopes for 3D Printing

Sep 27, 2012
The Obama Administration hopes to put $1 billion towards the future of manufacturing, with an emphasis on areas like 3D printing -- which is gaining more traction in the medical industry.

3-D printing enters the retail arena

Sep 26, 2012
The technology for 3-D printing has been around for a while, but it's been too expensive for regular folks. That's changing.

Are we prepared for a world where people print guns?

Sep 4, 2012
Advances in 3D printing lead to difficult issues for law and government.

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