"From stone Acheulean hand axes to space elevators strung on cables made of graphene, we’ve literally..."

“From stone Acheulean hand axes to space elevators strung on cables made of graphene, we’ve literally spent all of human history learning how to work with the materials around us, and how to create new ones. Not for nothing do we characterize time periods by the important materials used. Additive manufacturing is just the latest addition to a vast and valuable repertoire.”

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Deb Chachra, Metafoundry 52: Aerodynamic Levitation

Welcome to the Materials Age.

from Stowe Boyd http://www.stoweboyd.com/post/148833773512