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| + | Does anyone have any thoughts on how to prevent these technologies being turned to evil? Think about it - if RepLabs started to spread all over the world, how long would it be before someone started using them to make guns and other weaponry? It's a serious consideration and I have no particular answers for it as yet. --Balatro | ||
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| + | : Sorry didn't spot this post. Yes, it's an interesting one, but I don't think there's a big difference with what you can build now with conventional machinery. It is pretty easy already to make a DIY gun with a metal pipe or other materials (and there are plenty of sites on the web showing you how to do it). You could argue that this new generation of fabrication equipment makes it even easier, but then does everyone feel they need a gun? Probably not. Anyone who ''really'' wants a gun can probably get hold of one without too much trouble anyway - or already has one. My suspicion is that the laws and culture of a country dictate more whether there is a proliferation of weaponry or not (think US compared to UK). I expect more widespread genetic engineering and biotech perhaps pose a bigger threat --[[User:CharlesC|CharlesC]] 01:55, 27 June 2010 (CEST) | ||
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Rename page 'Fabricators and matter-compilers'?
Combined section on Computer-controlled flexible manufacturing techniques
Great picture of engine block being milled: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Vertikalbearbeitungszentrum_Hermle_C_30_U.jpg
Fortune magazine article on Gershenfeld: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393124/index.htm
Build your own pcb mill http://web.mit.edu/kumpf/www/pcbmill.html
Build your own cnc machine http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/how-to-build-your-own-cnc-machine-part-1/
Nanotech as ultimate fabrication system (although not possible yet)
- Mouldings
- Rapid injection mouldings (CNCed low volume, high speed, aluminium injection moulds) - eg. http://www.protomold.co.uk
- Casting from rapid prototyped parts
- Vac forming etc
Loughborough uni automated house building (and decorating) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mm/research/rapid-manufacturing/ - Times article http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1292795.ece
3D scanning
Even 3D printing of replacement human organs using cells
- http://www.techok.com/quickcast.html
- http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2007/10/body_builders
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=872#more-872
Keywords: Solid freeform fabrication
Metadata associated with designs
Likely that additive fabrication, CNC machining and inkjet printing (for colour, conductive inks, battery chemicals etc) might be combined into a single desktop machine...Mini fab lab.
What are the limits with size?
Large
- Jigsaw shaped metal pieces that fit together, then welded under computer control - could make extremely strong structures of almost any size.
- Other modular building blocks
Small
- EFAB Microfabrica (image - see scan omni) - http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/304204/Thinking+small.htm
- http://www.itg.uiuc.edu/exhibits/iotw/2007-03-13
- MEMS / Biotechnology
- How is this for high resolution? http://www.physorg.com/news4295.html
- Molecular nanotechnology
3d scanning
Other
Not nano-tech as such, but milli / micro -scale reconfigurable matter. Will be perfect for what rapid prototyping is currently used for, but instead of having to make a new model every time something changes, the model simply morphs to the new shape. Have thought about this concept before but never come to any firm conclusions about how it might be made to work practically. However recently came across this video clip (second half) where Babu Pillai describes his research in this area [1]. Video of concept.
3D printing of tissue and organs: NS, Wired , [2] and [3]
Open manufacturing (keyword)
Ponoko
http://www.mpp.no/intro/intro.htm - Metal Printing Process
3D printing ceramics from University of Washington
Packaging manufacturing information and dependancies:
- SKBD: http://adl.serveftp.org/dokuwiki/skdb - apt-get for real stuff
- http://tangiblebit.com
Dangers
Does anyone have any thoughts on how to prevent these technologies being turned to evil? Think about it - if RepLabs started to spread all over the world, how long would it be before someone started using them to make guns and other weaponry? It's a serious consideration and I have no particular answers for it as yet. --Balatro
- Sorry didn't spot this post. Yes, it's an interesting one, but I don't think there's a big difference with what you can build now with conventional machinery. It is pretty easy already to make a DIY gun with a metal pipe or other materials (and there are plenty of sites on the web showing you how to do it). You could argue that this new generation of fabrication equipment makes it even easier, but then does everyone feel they need a gun? Probably not. Anyone who really wants a gun can probably get hold of one without too much trouble anyway - or already has one. My suspicion is that the laws and culture of a country dictate more whether there is a proliferation of weaponry or not (think US compared to UK). I expect more widespread genetic engineering and biotech perhaps pose a bigger threat --CharlesC 01:55, 27 June 2010 (CEST)
