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Japanese Scientists Unveil Game-Changing 3D Printing Breakthrough for Lightweight Cars (scitechdaily.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This means cars with 3d printed parts are going to be better and cheaper, right?

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[–] JohnDClay 6 points 4 weeks ago

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.

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