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Beyond welding: Researchers 3D-print a single complex structure containing two metals • Apr. 4, 2025, 12:02 AM ET (Tech Xplore)
Electronics-free robots can walk right off the 3D-printer • Mar. 26, 2025, 12:05 AM ET (Tech Xplore)
Some 3D printing businesses are being asked to make guns, with owners worried criminals won't take no for an answer • Mar. 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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illustration of the selective laser sintering (SLS) process
computer-aided design
3D-printed prosthetic ear
Collection of 3D-printed firearms displayed at the National Firearm Reference Vault, West Virginia, 2024
How 3D printing is changing manufacturing
3D printer
Know about the development of titanium 3D-printed prosthetic jaw
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