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 It's the week before Christmas, but why wait for the New
Year to get started? So we're launching our CR4 blog today, but keeping things light
with stories about food, music, and - yes - 3D printing.
The 3D Printer That Makes Dinner
Inventors of this 3D printer have unveiled a new prototype that they hope
will revolutionize home cooking. The device, dubbed the Foodini, squirts out
anything from pizza to cakes in a variety of shapes. Different ingredients are
built up in layers following selection of a design on the device's control
panel. - The
Mirror
Do you remember the
McLobster, Coca-Cola Blak, Tesco's Lasagne Sandwich, or EZ Squirt? How about
Ice Cream Monster Munch? Just because you can make something edible doesn't
mean anyone would want to eat it. Food companies aren't the only ones who should take heed,
however. Maybe the makers of 3D printers should consider the full list of Failed Food Launches before insisting that
3D printing is the greatest thing since, well, sliced bread. What do you think?
Cornell Graduate Students Make 3D
Printed Speaker
Researchers at
Cornell University have managed to 3D print a loudspeaker, according to the
University's newspaper. Using two customizable 3D printers originally developed
at Cornell, a team of graduate mechanical engineering students managed to
almost seamlessly print the loudspeaker's plastic, conductive and magnetic
parts, producing an electronic device in two pieces that needed only to be put
together to make a functional loudspeaker. - Qz.com
Just because you can
make a product with 3D printing doesn't mean that additive manufacturing is the
best way to build it. Manufacturers must consider quality, cost, and
- yes - product disposal, right? So what does this 3D printed speaker from Cornell sound like? Does producing
a speaker in two pieces reduce assembly costs enough to make 3D printing
cost-effective? Why don't more stories about 3D printing ask these types of questions? What do you think?
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