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Fabricated

By Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman

The New World of 3D Printing. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.

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14 Key insights

A brief summary of Fabricated

The exciting history of 3D printers, their sudden rise, and how they promise to impact every facet of today’s world from schools to hospitals to individual homes—based on research and interviews.

Key insights in Fabricated

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What do you get from this book? Learn why 3D printing is revolutionizing the modern way of living
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3D printing started out pricey and complicated, but today’s high-tech printers provide a cost-effective way to produce goods
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“Additive manufacturing” begins with raw materials that are layered together based on the computer’s instructions
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Mass production enables cheap, fast goods but sacrifices quality—3D printers make it possible to get all three
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3D printing will destroy some jobs but create others, just as old 3D printer technologies are replaced with new ones
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Digital designs were expensive, but costs have been reduced, allowing scientists to begin manufacturing human body parts
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Kitchens and schools are both integrating 3D computers with their traditional methods
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The “Fibonacci” series and “lattice-like” structures were found only in nature, but modern 3D printers are recreating them
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3D printings is just as pollutive as traditional manufacturing, but that’s changing thanks to new eco-friendly technology
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New technology requires new laws to safeguard consumers from guns, drugs, and copyright infringement
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“Earl grey syndrome” stunts humanity’s imagination, but “Multimaterial Printing” is changing all that
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Fabricated

Science students • business strategists • technology enthusiasts • industrialists • anyone with an interest in computers

About the author of Fabricated

Professor Hod Lipson is a robotics engineer and TED Talk lecturer who heads up the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University, which focuses on manufacturing machines capable of creativity. Melba Kurman is a technology analyst whose advice has helped companies like Microsoft expand new technologies in the marketplace. She also hosts a popular podcast and blog on financial planning.

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Hod Lipson

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