ON THE CUTTING EDGE: 3-D Printers Can Synthesize Solid Objects
Industrial design shops have been using three-dimensional printers for nearly 10 years to "test part designs for cars, airplanes and other products before they are sent to manufacturing," explains The New York Times. And now, these wondrous gizmos that create a solid object from a 3-D plan have dropped in price from $100,000 to just $15,000 – and are soon expected to become affordable enough for small businesses, neighborhood copy shops and even consumers to own. Times reporter Saul Hansell notes, "It’s not quite the transporter of ‘Star Trek,’ but it is a step closer."
Editorial Note: Of course, if Hansell knew anything at all about "Star Trek" he would have compared the 3-D printer to a replicator, not a transporter (The Times since corrected this egregious error in a follow-up editorial). An SF fan who has spent many an hour attentively listening to Forrie Ackerman gleefully re-tell how he came to own the robot from Metropolis and other iconic science fiction memorabilia (he got a kick out of The Stiletto’s Maria-like proportions, she found his love of life delightful), The Stiletto loathes people who are more fi than sci.
Hold on a second there Ms. S., "Maria like proportions". I believe this calls for further disclosure.
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Like any assassin, The Stiletto prefers to be the "unseen hand" - so no photos, sorry. If you live in NYC you are likely to bump into The Stiletto at various Republican or conservative gatherings and can judge for yourself ...
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