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Fri. 01/21 - False Bananas & Sexy Skeletons

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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How a new technique for 3D printing metal could revolutionize manufacturing. Plus, the great potential of the false banana. And archeology’s “sexual revolution.” Sponsors: Jenni Kayne, Use code KRH at jennikayne.com for 15% off your first order Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: 3D printing's next act: big metal objects (Axios) Seurat Technologies raises $41M to bring "revolutionary" Area Printing to market (3D Printing Industry) False banana: Is Ethiopia's enset 'wondercrop' for climate change? (BBC) Enset - Gastro Obscura (Atlas Obscura) Archaeology's sexual revolution (The Guardian) 'The Great British Bake Off' is becoming a stage musical (Mashable) Punxsutawney Phil Will Wish You a Happy Groundhog Day on Cameo (Mental Floss) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Subject to availability ends 14th of february welcome to the cotkey ride home

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for friday january 21st 2022 i'm jackson bird today how a new technique for 3d printing metal could

0:36.6

revolutionize manufacturing plus the great potential

0:40.7

of the false banana, and archaeology's sexual revolution. Here are some of the cool things

0:47.5

from the news today. From 3D bioprinting organs to 3D food printing of alternative meats, the 3D printing world is really on fire right now, with lots of promise for big innovations in the coming years.

1:05.3

But there's another type of 3D printing that could have huge impacts on manufacturing, metal 3D printing. Now, when a lot of people think of 3D printing that could have huge impacts on manufacturing. Metal 3D printing. Now, when a lot of

1:13.9

people think of 3D printing, they think of plastic items printed layer by layer from a digital

1:18.5

design, which is what most of 3D printing has been for decades. But metal 3D printing has been

1:24.2

taken off in recent years, and one startup in particular got a lot of buzz

1:28.4

last week after raising $21 million in Series B funding, an extension on their earlier $41 million

1:35.2

series B funding round last summer. Like other startups working on metal 3D printing, Surrah Technologies

1:42.2

has its sights on revolutionizing the manufacture of large

1:46.2

industrial products, like planes and cars and consumer electrics, something that would substantially

1:52.1

reduce the cost and the carbon footprint of production. As metal 3D printing currently functions,

1:58.0

however, it's a very slow process that would be unable to scale

2:01.7

to the level needed to really have an impact. But Serra thinks they have the answer. Their method for

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