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Rejected vanity license plate celebrates tofu…or does it? The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: 3d printing
Housing
3D-printed homes level up with a 2-story house in Houston
Posted on · A team of designers and engineers are constructing a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed home. They think of it as a pilot project in pursuit of building cheaper, well-designed multifamily homes.
News
Lawsuit over Austin Company’s 3D-Printable Gun Files Heads Back to Court
Posted on · The judge in Seattle will hold a hearing at 11 a.m. Central Time on the request to continue blocking Defense Distributed from re-posting the files.
News
Austin-Based 3D-Printable Guns Meet Opposition from 21 States – And Trump
Posted on · On Monday, eight states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department, arguing the publication of the files represents a threat to U.S. national security and public safety
Houston Matters
Plans For 3D-Printable Firearms Available To Download Starting Next Week
Posted on · Cody Wilson of the Texas-based company Defense Distributed tells Houston Matters he has mixed feelings about the court settlement allowing his plans for 3D-printable firearms to be shared online.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Stories From The Storm, And The Impact Of Rising Temperatures (July 23, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A local group is concerned an end to DACA would hurt the Houston economy. We meet a teacher who invited a student and her family to move in with her after Harvey. We examine the effects of rising temperatures across the country. And we get an update on Houston sports.
News
NASA Says 3D-Printing Robots May Construct Habitats On Mars
Posted on · Structures that we build on Mars could be 3D-printed and they may be built by robots -- and ready before astronauts even get there. NASA is seeking ways to develop technologies to create habitats on-site, and is asking engineering companies for ideas
Houston Matters
How Does 3D Technology Help with Heart Surgery?
Posted on · Houston mom Anne Garcia gave birth to a baby girl last June. For the first six weeks, her daughter seemed to be a happy and healthy baby. But then her daughter started to have difficulty breathing, and went limp in her father's arms. That's when Garcia rushed her baby to the ER, and learned her […]
Full Show
Houston’s Political Identity and a 3D Printed Heart: Wednesday’s Show (April 8, 2015)
Posted on · Texas is undeniably a conservative state, dominated in state offices by Republicans and largely on the national stage by far right-leaning figures. Yet, here in Houston, we seem to be a more bluish (or at least less red) dot, politically speaking. Are we, though, really so different from the rest of Texas, or do some […]
Houston Matters
What Are the Legal and Ethical Implications of Ghost Guns?
Posted on · As the new session of the Texas Legislature got underway Tuesday, gun rights advocates held a rally at the state capitol with a machine capable of building firearms with 3D-printing technology. These so-called “ghost guns” have no serial numbers. The event was part of a push to get rid of the stateâs handgun licensing requirements […]