The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe

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Post by leojkent » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 2:16 PM UTC

The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe
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Post by NathanKP » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 2:56 PM UTC

I think the title is quite overoptimistic. 3D printing is starting to take off because the cost of 3D printing is going down, and making it feasible. 4D printing is going to be far too expensive for practical application for a long time, and is therefore far from making 3D printing a thing of the past.

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Post by nawitus » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 3:11 PM UTC

Just wait till we get to 5D.

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Post by pfraze » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 3:15 PM UTC

I can't wait to print more time for myself.

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Post by joezydeco » Thu, Mar 07, 2013, 3:52 PM UTC

Feh. I've got prior art on all of this. We used to scrunch down the wrappers on drinking straws, put the wrapper on the table, then add a few drops of water. =)