Tag: 3D Printing

  • Viodi View – 03/31/21

    Viodi View – 03/31/21

    The conversion of supply chains to supply webs was the theme of a recent Wall Street Journal article by the ever-insightful Christopher Mims. The premise that companies that rely on single points of failure are vulnerable to outside events applies to the telecom world. From a national security perspective, competition in the last-mile network provides…

  • A Bike Points the Way to a New Way of Manufacturing #CES2022

    A Bike Points the Way to a New Way of Manufacturing #CES2022

    [Author’s Note, 11/29/22: The comments made by readers at the bottom of this post regarding their unfulfilled orders have been forwarded to AREVO. AREVO has yet to respond.] As the world’s first 3D-printed unibody carbon fiber composite bike, the Superstrata is an important pointer of the commercialization of the concept of mass customization. As Sonny…

  • Fit and Forget & Many More Ways the World Is Changing #IDTechEx

    Fit and Forget & Many More Ways the World Is Changing #IDTechEx

    Roads that generate electricity, solar-powered planes that stay up for weeks at a time and electricity storage that is a part of a structure are the types of things that Dr. Peter Harrop sees in the not-too-distant future.¹ Harrop, the Chairman of the Board of IDTechEx, brings a unique, informed and practical perspective to how…

  • ThreeD for DDDummies

    ThreeD for DDDummies

    [Editor’s note: contact the 3D version of Peter, email him at [email protected]] For some years 3D TV content providers have been seeking overnight success. Heavily researched, beautifully made (mostly cartoon /animated) cinema productions have indeed captivated audiences, and stirred significant investment aimed at bringing the 3D viewing experience into the living room.  January’s CES showed…