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3-D Printed Car Is as Strong as Steel, Half the Weight, and Nearing Production

February 27, 2013 /

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Picture an assembly line not that isn’t made up of robotic arms spewing sparks to weld heavy steel, but a warehouse of plastic-spraying printers producing light, cheap and highly efficient automobiles.

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By Alexander George

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/02/3d-printed-car/

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