A group of Stanford students have created a working prototype of a 3D printer head that lays down sensors and circuitry along with thermoplastics to create functioning electronic devices.
At its annual stockholder meeting last week, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman delivered a delicious critique of 3D printing speeds. "[It's] like watching ice melt," she said.
UCLA researchers reported this week that they have created a light-emitting electronic display that can be stretched, folded and twisted, while remaining lit and snapping back into its original shape.
Learning to use a 3D printer for the first time is not complicated, but learning to do it well comes with a significant learning curve.