The Cambrian Explosion of Popular 3D Printing

Juan Luis Chulilla-Cano

Author	Juan Luis Chulilla-Cano
Keywords	3D Printing Distributed Fabrication Cambrian-like Explosion Technological Social Enablers
Abstract	The unexpected appearance of 3D printing has caught many of technology analyst by surprise. In this paper we aim to provide a social context to the feedback loops that have generated this rapid evolution of technologies and skills involved in 3D printing, as well as and online communities related with 3D printing and the impact of this evolution on media an popular imaginary and our near future.
Year of Publication	2011
Journal	International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
Volume	1
Issue	Special Issue on Computer Science and Software Engineering
Number	4
Number of Pages	30-32
Date Published	12/2011
ISSN Number	1989-1660
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URL	http://www.ijimai.org/journal/sites/default/files/IJIMAI20111_4_5.pdf
DOI	10.9781/ijimai.2011.145
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