LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 months agoJapanese Scientists Unveil Game-Changing 3D Printing Breakthrough for Lightweight Carsscitechdaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
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minus-squarego $fsck yourself@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoThis means cars with 3d printed parts are going to be better and cheaper, right?
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoProbably not cheaper, melting metal dust together with a giant laser in an argon atmosphere a fraction of a millimeter at a time seems pretty expensive.
This means cars with 3d printed parts are going to be better and cheaper, right?
Probably not cheaper, melting metal dust together with a giant laser in an argon atmosphere a fraction of a millimeter at a time seems pretty expensive.