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There are plans to build the world's first 3D printed house – but the potential for construction could be far greater.
Scanning physical items constructed with nefarious intent can introduce malware into a smartphone or computer.
There are loads of applications for 3D printers in space.
The work of Australian designer Berto Pandolfo shows how 3D printing can be claimed as a craft technology.
People will still be needed on factory floors, even as robots become more common. Future operators will have technical support and be super-strong, super-smart and constantly connected.
Today, the U.S. is leading the robotics revolution. But without timely investment, China will overtake us, and could permanently put Americans out of work.
3D printing still exists in a legal grey area. This area is slowly being defined as courts prosecute the first cases but, is current copyright and criminal law keeping up with the technology?
3D printed food is already here, but not everyone is convinced it looks edible.
Latest Queensland raids suggest criminals are potentially adopting 3D printers at an industrial scale
Beyond making guns at home, 3D printing could help countries secretly develop nuclear weapons and terrorists stage more effective attacks. How do we protect innovation and ourselves?
3D printing is opening doors to amazing opportunities and benefits – as well as some undeniable dangers. Patience and caution about regulating it will yield more innovation.
Why carry building materials from Earth into space, when we can build structures by 3D printing using materials found out there?
As 3D printing gets cheaper and easier to use, what might children - the next generation of innovators - make?
Our civilisation is built on chemistry, and the science has a bright future, with the launch of a new Decadal Plan that will steer the science into the future.
Researchers have found a way to turn cheap 3D printers into a simple method for making super-strong but light composite materials for things like aircraft.
A new study has shown that high frequency vibrations can cause bricks to self-assemble into a larger 3D cylinder, a finding that may one day help do away with the need for assembly lines.
Australia has a bright future in advanced manufacturing, but it will be a turbulent transition that we need to manage carefully.
3D printing robots are to create a new bridge in Amsterdam - would you walk on it?
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Cathy Foley is a Friend of The Conversation.Deputy Director and Science Director Manfacturing Flagship CSIRO, CSIRO
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Former Academic Research Fellow, Khalifa University
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Assistant Professor in International Studies, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Design and Architecture Building, University of Technology Sydney
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Centenary Research Professor, University of Canberra
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Senior lecturer, University of Wollongong
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT), UNSW
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Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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Head of Research Compute Services, University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in Additive Manufacturing Management, University of Nottingham
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
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Adjunct Faculty, History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Ultrasonics, University of Bristol
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Lecturer Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre | PhD Candidate in Image Forensics and Cyber | Councillor, University of Adelaide
