3D Printing

[TyraeKlouds]

Jacque talks a lot about how in the future we can build items (whole houses!) out of a method called Extrusion However this is proving to be somewhat of an outdated technique considering the advances 3D printing!

Here is a car called Urbee that claims to be the world first #D Printed Car!

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Meet the Urbee Hybrid, The World's First 3-D Printed Car
by Amar Toor on November 2, 2010 at 10:10 AM

FILED UNDER: design, green, transportation

Hybrid cars usually feature snazzy, high-tech designs, but few can compare with the Urbee -- the first car to be manufactured entirely by 3-D printing. Developed by Kor Ecologic and Stratasys, the Urbee was created with an additive manufacturing process, whereby engineers add layers of printed material until finally arriving with a finished product -- in this case, a whole car. As Fast Company explains, the car's entire exterior (including the glass) was created from 3-D prints, with the help of Stratasys's Dimension 3-D printers and a Fortus 3-D Production System.

As you can see in the video demonstration after the break, the Urbee actually works, too. It gets a cool 200 mpg on the highway, and a not too shabby 100 mpg while driving in the city. Once you're done cruising around, you can charge it with a standard electrical outlet, wind power or a solar panel array. No word yet on when the Urbee might make its market debut, but a full-scale prototype will be on display at this week's SEMA Show in Las Vegas, in case you want to check it out for yourself.

 

[TyraeKlouds]

Here is another amazing example of 3D printing.

I think people find it hard to believe that in the future, we can have not only anything we want but, we can ave it look like whatever we want. If you take a look at that video, you can see a perfect example of just that idea.

You design yourself something, you upload it to the companies website, you order it and "10" days later you get it. ... Amazing.

Just think...This technology will continue to improve (exponentially if we get rid of the current system) and in the future, the whole process will be so intuitive that even a child would be able to get just the toy she's looking for instantly.  

[Aerlinniel I]

amazing that this is possible

things like these should be further investigated to make progress quicker  

[Asmusei -Faceless Hunter-]

Ah, but do not forget! If there is a way to make money, people will do it and only that way.
Remember Nikola Tesla? He had all of the lights in both of his shops receive power wirelessly, the generator sending power out without disrupting other electronics. He did this in the early 50's, but our technology is still way behind because there isn't as much money to be made with Tesla's invention.  

[TyraeKlouds]

And yet another amazing example of 3D printing!! However this one, like the car above, is REALLY astounishing!

Check out that Trumpet at the end...thats sooooo bad a**!