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“We couldn’t have made the engine itself—it would have melted down into slag if we had tried to produce it five years ago,” O’Banion said. “But now we can _digi
by peterwwillis 9y ago
“We couldn’t have made the engine itself—it would have melted down into slag if we had tried to produce it five years ago,” O’Banion said. “But now we can _digitally print that engine_ with an incredibly sophisticated cooling system integral into the material of the engine itself and have that engine survive for multiple firings for routine operation.”
They made a computer model that wouldn't immediately destroy itself. Let's calm down a bit.
- Robotbeat 9y agoI'm not saying they've actually built it. But "digitally print that engine" sounds to me like they're talking about additively manufacturing the engine. "Digitally print" is used as a synonym for "3D print" or "additively manufacture."