A new dimension to fakes
Watches and other fake goods are increasingly becoming small beer to ambitious counterfeiters. The fear is some could soon print parts and goods themselves.
View ArticleWeird, wild world of 3D printing
DIY printers promise endless possibilities – from boats to moon bases to bones – that test our technical limits. Some are testing moral and legal limits too.
View Article3D printing your thoughts
Imagine if you could print objects just by thinking about them. Camila Ruz visits one company to see whether this is far-fetched dream or a real possibility.
View ArticleBuildings that make themselves
What if structures could adapt shape and form without any input from us? Skylar Tibbits explains how 4D printing could make materials that build themselves.
View ArticleHow the DIY tech force is strong
From creating custom 3D printing to vegetable synthesisers, the home-made technology movement seems to be catching on all over the world.
View ArticleThe 3D way to preserve history
The ultimate conservation tool for buildings or artefacts is 3D scanning, which can precisely map every detail and create the ultimate future repair manual.
View Article2013: People of the year
Astronauts, pioneers, whistleblowers and, oh yes, some person called Higgs, we salute those who were on everyone's lips in 2013.
View ArticleVisions of the future in 2013
Some of the most impressive glimpses of the future unveiled in 2013, from a lab-grown burger to a balloon that can bring wi-fi to the world’s remotest spots.
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