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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Can 3D printing benefit resource-challenged communities? ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not so dumb]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you read the Economist article, you will find that the students are quite aware of the cost issue, and recognize that a 3D-printed bucket is probably not cost-effective. On the other hand, there is lots of plastic going into dumps even in less-developed nations. Recycling such material is a win-win. An example cited: printing small boats from recycled plastic could save trees.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lexchis]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:45:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Smart Planet - dumb perspectives]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you do an energy and materials budget for 3-D printed products potential you would see just how limited those products are when compared to existing industrial processes. &quot;Resource limited countries&quot; are equally limited for the necessary resources for 3-D printing, if not more so. The 3-D printing - single solution/silver bullet mentality as a trendy movement - is really just a continuation of the public's scientific illiteracy trend.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dduggerbiocepts]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:07:51 -0800</pubDate>
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