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MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures — 3D-printed 'Y-Zipper' turns floppy tentacles into rigid beams in seconds (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Etiido Uko | get 3D-Printed Y-Zipper Kit → | tags: mit, 3d printing, y-zipper

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A web page that shows you everything the browser told it without asking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Matt Wheeler | get Web Developer Toolbox → | tags: ip-api.com, mozilla, font fingerprinting

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3D-printed rocket fuel successfully tested, could enable lighter missiles and faster production rates — new additive manufacturing process tested at 1,800 PSI (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-07 | by Etiido Uko | get 3D Printing Rocket Fuel Kit → | tags: 3d printing, rocket propellant, additive manufacturing

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I've Tested Dozens of 3D Printers and These Are the Best for Everyone (cnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by See Full Bio | get Best 3D Printer Kit → | tags: bambu lab, monoprice, 3d printing

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Steam Controller and Puck CAD files officially released under a Creative Commons license — Valve encourages users to create accessories for the device (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-06 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Controller CAD Files → | tags: steam controller, valve, cad files

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Multiplexed magnetic resonance imaging (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Li | tags: magnetic resonance imaging, magnet resonance fingerprinting, magn reson susceptibility

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Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Kate Park | get Drone Manufacturing Kit → | tags: firestorm labs, drone factories, lockheed martin

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You can now 3D print your own Noctua fans and accessories, but you can't build a full clone — CAD files available as free downloads for Noctua's top-rated products (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Noctua 3D Printing Kit → | tags: noctua, nf-a12x25, 3d printing

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You can now 3D print your own Noctua fans and accessories — CAD files available as free downloads for Noctua's top-rated products (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Noctua 3D Printing Kit → | tags: noctua, 3d printing, pc fans

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3D printing community organizes against California law that would restrict sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Denise Bertacchi | tags: 3d printing, reprap, prusa research

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New metal 3D printer shrinks industrial tech down to workbench size with laser powder bed fusion system — aims to bring laser metal printing to workshops and labs for $9,600 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Etiido Uko | get Creality Ender 3 V2 → | tags: metal 3d printing, scrap labs, laser powder bed fusion

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Enthusiast builds 3D-printed retro PC case and shares the files so you can print it yourself — design fits ITX mobo and ATX PSU, comes with front 3.5-inch bay for USB ports (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Jowi Morales | get 3D Printed Retro PC Case → | tags: silverstone flp01, 3d printing, mini-itx

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Your Walmart might be 3D printed — firm building more than a dozen 3D-printed Walmart expansions with concrete-printing robots (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Denise Bertacchi | get 3D Printing Concrete Robot → | tags: 3d concrete printing, alquist 3d, walmart

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Meet the 19-meter Cretaceous kraken that swam with mosasaurs (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-24 | get Cretaceous Marine Creature Model → | tags: mosasaur, cretaceous, reverse 3d printing

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The Billionaire Math Geek Who Turned AI Into a Money-Printing Machine (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-23 | get AI Investment Strategy Book → | tags: alex gerko, xtx markets, algorithmic trading

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Wikipedia-based AI model reveals the 100 technologies to watch (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-23 | by Mitchell Crow | get AI Technology News Book → | tags: 3d printing, machine learning, blockchain

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Printable meta-assemblies enable synergetic colouration (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Li | get Meta-Assembly Coloring Kit → | tags: meta-assemblies, inkjet printing, topological dcpcs

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The new word in home construction could be “plastics” (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-21 | by Jennifer Chu | get Smart Plastic Storage Bins → | tags: recycled pet, 3d printing, aerospace materials

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How the Heck does Shazam work? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | by Shri Khalpada | get Shazam App for Music Recognition → | tags: shazam, audio fingerprinting, spectrogram

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Inventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/s at 140W — joins Bitcoin-mining 3D printer in hobbyist-focused miner lineup (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get Bitcoin Mining 3D Printer → | tags: proof of print, bitcoin-mining 3d printer, filament dryer

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Researchers find a way to heat 3D printer filament using microwaves, enabling fusing circuits inside printed objects — tech supports precise heating down to the width of a human hair (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Aaron Klotz | get Microwave 3D Printing Kit → | tags: 3d printing, microwave technology, rice university

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Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | by Rice University Youtube | get Microwave Circuit Fusing Kit → | tags: rice university, meta-nfs, microwave energy

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Crazed World of Warcraft gamer plays game with 3D-printed hot dog controller — the left wiener quad-array controls movement, the right triggers abilities (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Mark Tyson | get WoW-themed 3D-Printed Controller → | tags: world of warcraft, addison2k, bambu lab

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3D-Printing a Trombone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get 3D Printing Trombone Kit → | tags: 3d-printing, trombone, kublai

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The tiniest e-reader in the world, and you can build one yourself (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get Kindle Scribe E-Reader → | tags: e-reader, paul lagier, 3d printing

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I built a 3D printing business and ran it for 8 months (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Adam Wespiser | get 3D Printing Starter Kit → | tags: 3d printing, card stand, whatnot

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3D Printers Are Under Fire From New Ghost Gun Laws. Tell Us What You Think (cnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by See Full Bio | tags: 3d printing, ghost guns, washington

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The dangers of California's legislation to censor 3D printing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | by Cliff Braun | get 3D Printing Safety Kit → | tags: california, a.b. 2047, 3d printing

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I love AirTags, but this alternative slips right in my wallet and solves their biggest flaw (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Tile Slim Bluetooth Tracker → | tags: apple airtags, uag metropol, ridge wallets

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Startup secures $30 million contract to 3D print jet engines for the USAF — company to test and develop small turbojets for drones and long-range weapons (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-12 | by Jowi Morales | tags: beehive industries, 3d printing, usaaf