
Technology
Can We Program the Material World?
Novel materials, 3-D printers and a new way of thinking about design could yield objects capable of assembling themselves and changing shape or function on command
Novel materials, 3-D printers and a new way of thinking about design could yield objects capable of assembling themselves and changing shape or function on command
Why we need to rethink intellectual property for the era of additive manufacturing
Soon, nearly every device will be online. That is both a beautiful and a dangerous thing
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