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• Technologies that are shaking up manufacturing

  How the latest technology innovations are leading to new level of automation and digitisation in the manufacturing sector.

• U.S. State Department moves to block 3D-printed gun plans online

  U.S. State Department <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-06-03/pdf/2015-12844.pdf">announced new proposed rules</a> that would effectively make it illegal to post blueprints for 3D-printed guns online.

• 3D printing project to create microtimber out of macadamia nuts

  Australian researchers are working on a new 3D printing project to create a sustainable new microtimber out of macadamia shells.

• How 3D printers made a motorcycle, skis and snowboard

  When it comes to 3D printing, the general public is likely unaware how far the technology has come from the days when making figurines and trinkets was about all many believed the machines could do.

• GE 3D prints a working RC jet engine

  General Electric <a href="http://www.gereports.com/post/118394013625/these-engineers-3d-printed-a-mini-jet-engine-then">this week revealed</a> that it has completed a multi-year project to print a working jet engine.

• Rocket maker for NASA and the Air Force to begin 3D printing parts

  <a href="http://www.ulalaunch.com/">United Launch Alliance</a> (ULA), the company that makes rockets for NASA and the U.S. Air Force, plans to 3D print more than 100 flight-ready components for its next-gen model of rocket.

• 3D circuit-board printer a smash hit on Kickstarter

  A 3D printer that dispenses conducting ink to create circuit-completed boards has garnered nearly five times its $70,000 crowdsourcing goal.

• In Pictures: The hottest 3D printing projects

  From cars to houses, 3D printers are changing design technology.

• Deloitte predicts 're-enterprisation of IT' in 2015

  Stand aside, consumers – the enterprise will drive growth of drones, wearable devices and 3D printing in 2015, according to Deloitte.

• Will 3D printing usher in the next wave of Internet piracy?

  A predicted boom in 3D printing could create a tangled web of intellectual property (IP) issues as it becomes cheaper and easier to copy designs and make knockoffs, according to some IP experts.

• Expect tech trouble to come in 2015

  As we start the New Year, let’s look ahead at some of the coming troubles and concerns of 2015.

• XYZprinting unveils $349 3D printer, hi-res machine

  3D printer start-up <a href="http://us.xyzprinting.com/us_en/Home">XYZprinting</a>, which has built a reputation around affordable consumer-grade machines, announced today two new models, including an entry-level product priced at just $349.

• Stratasys now sells professional-grade 3D printers on Amazon

  Industrial 3D printer maker Stratasys has announced it's selling a professional grade printer on Amazon for the first time.

• HP's move into 3D printing will radically change manufacturing

  <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2840555/hp-embraces-blended-reality-dives-into-3d-printing.html">HP's announcement</a> this week that it's entering the 3D printing market with an industrial machine that is 10 times faster and 50 per cent cheaper than current systems, immediately brought out the online snark.

• Global 3D printer shipments will double over the next year

  Shipments of 3D printers will double over the next year, reaching 217,350 units in 2015, up from 108,151 in 2014, according to a study released today by Gartner.