Virtual designs into physical objects/Fab Labs
From AdCiv
Fab Labs (fabrication laboratories) are small scale workshops with modern computer controlled equipment such as laser cutters, CNC machines, injection moulding machines and circuit board printing giving the ability within one room to create just about anything from engines to electronic devices. The concept has been developed at the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT. For more details on the Fab Labs concepts see http://fab.cba.mit.edu.