Monday, August 5, 2013

Cheaper 3-D printers begin to leave mark

Cheaper 3-D printers begin to leave mark
3-D printers have long been used in the aerospace and automotive industries to create prototypes, but the technology has slowly crept into the consumer market with simplified printers that can be had for a few hundred or thousand dollars. By Shan Li.
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Long Island Hopes New Moves Spark Technology Start-Ups
Since then, some of Long Island's politicians and business leaders have sought to follow in the footsteps of Silicon Valley and other tech hubs by parlaying a concentration of research institutions into a cluster of companies that focus on information …
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Dubious review system?
So, as with other sports, cricket's authorities turned to technology. The easiest and least contentious decisions where technology can help are related to run outs: did the batsman make his ground before the stumps were broken by the fielder? Provided …
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Autocorrect 4 eva? Technology won't kill off spelling and grammar
No, not in the slightest, says Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University. Speaking to the Times Educational Supplement, a deeply-relaxed Prof Mitra floated the idea that teaching children correct spelling and grammar was …
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Has technology been good for family life?
The new technology means fewer and fewer children want (or receive) a TV in their bedroom. SkyPlus and iPlayer are all very well but some things have to be experienced live. Come Saturday night, everyone really does gravitate into the living room to …
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