"We are trying to get this technology into as many hands as possible," Cornell University PhD student Evan Malone said. "The kit is designed to be as simple as possible... It's probably the cheapest machine of this kind out there."
The kit can be assembled with a soldering iron and a couple of screwdrivers. It has been tested with silicone, plaster, play-doh - not to mention chocolate and icing. Multiple materials can be used; the software that comes with the kit prompts the user to provide the appropriate materials at the propitious moment.
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We're finally moving one step closer towards actual replicators, via "Star Trek." Finally, I'm living in the future.
Posted by: Nicholas | January 17, 2007 at 04:59 PM
Oh, no -- a whole new generation of WFMU swag!
Posted by: Chris | January 17, 2007 at 06:59 PM
I was aware of this technology about 10 years ago as an aid to architectural modeling, instead of making little office buildings and plazas w/ sticks and cardboard. Architecture firms were already switching from hand drafting and rendering to CAD systems and plotters for 2-D.
Posted by: tony c | January 17, 2007 at 11:17 PM
Wouldn't that be cloning with the Old Codger in there?
Posted by: John L | January 18, 2007 at 11:14 AM