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National Defense December 2013 Dan Parsons	Future of Rapid Equipping Force Remains in Doubt In Afghanistan, U.S. troops wanted robots to search caves where fighters were hiding. The Rapid Equipping Force found a commercial robot called the PackBot, outfitted it with a camera and sent it downrange in a matter of weeks.
National Defense June 2014 Valerie Insinna	Military Scientists Developing New 3-D Printing Applications With the advent of cheaper printers and better software, the military's use of 3-D printing is skyrocketing.
National Defense March 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	3D Printing Promises to Revolutionize Defense, Aerospace Industries While used for many novel purposes, the defense and aerospace industry is eyeing 3D printing as a way to cut costs and improve efficiency.
National Defense January 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	President's Perspective Among the hard-learned lessons of the wars that U.S. forces have been fighting for the past three years is the importance of having a military procurement system that is responsive to the needs of troops on the front lines.
eCFO June 2001 John Edwards	Absolutely Fab 3D printing, also known as desktop fabrication, is already being used by engineering and manufacturing companies to create detailed prototypes. And a variety of organizations, including the US Army, are attempting to push 3D printer technology to the next level...
Chemistry World September 6, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres	All-in-one 3D printing Imagine printing anything from electronic devices to artificial bones using the same 3D printer. Now, scientists have developed a universal approach for printing materials with easy-to-modify surfaces to eliminate the need for multiple 3D printers.
National Defense November 2015 Jon Harper	Military 3D Printing Projects Face Challenges Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has the potential to revolutionize the U.S. military's logistics system. But numerous hurdles stand in the way of that dream becoming reality, experts said.
Searcher October 2012 Irene E. McDermott	Internet Express - Make to Learn: Libraries and the Maker Movement How can libraries help? Certainly, we can offer internet access to college courses, proctor distance education tests and maybe ... Wait. Can we have a role in helping our patrons learn how to run new, computerized manufacturing equipment?
The Motley Fool June 26, 2011 Dan Radovsky	One Growth Company to Get In On Now The future in 3-D printing is now. Don't miss the boat.
National Defense January 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Rapid Acquisition Groups Break Mold of Slow Pentagon Procurement System The Army's Rapid Equipping Force and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, both established during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, were created in order to meet urgent operational needs rapidly.
National Defense November 2011 Beidel et al.	10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications.
National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson	Proliferation of Cheap 3-D Printers Raises Security Concerns Three-D printing, which is in its infancy, will fundamentally change the way products are distributed, just as MP3 files changed the way people consume music. These products could be guns or other illegal objects
Chemistry World June 25, 2013	Press P to print Much of the headline-grabbing scientific 3D printing has been in biotechnology, where body parts have been printed using biological polymers. But why stop at replacement body parts? Why not go beyond biology and use 3D printing to enhance the human body?
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	Beam Me Up a Part, Scotty As rapid prototyping matures as a technology, it's branched into new industries and is being used for more than producing prototypes.
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 Christopher Megerian	Operation: Leaf Blower A growing list of unconventional battlefield supplies from the civilian sector can provide quick fixes in Iraq's brutal war zones.
National Defense October 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Navy Beefs Up 3-D Printing Efforts With New 'Print the Fleet' Program At the Harsh Environment Lab in Virginia Beach, Navy scientists and engineers are developing cutting edge technologies, including 3-D printing.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Bomb Attacks Test U.S. Technological Ingenuity The Army is testing small robots -- remote-controlled toy cars, actually -- to help soldiers search for hidden explosives along Iraq's roads. These "Marcbots," from Exponent Inc., are much improved over earlier versions.
National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean	Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations.
IndustryWeek January 19, 2011	Rapid Manufacturing Breaks Down Old Production Constraints Rapid manufacturing has evolved from a niche tool for building prototypes to one gaining wider acceptance for batch manufacturing.
Information Today May 5, 2015 Brandi Scardilli	How to Start a 3D Printing Program at Your Library If you're thinking about installing a 3D printer in your library, there are a lot of things to consider before you do so.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 J.R. Wilson	Consumer Electronics Show Becomes Showcase for Military Technology As consumer-based technology has continued to evolve at an ever-faster pace, the U.S. military has faced the dual problem of providing the latest capabilities to fighting forces while being able to combat those same technologies that also are available to enemy combatants.
National Defense February 2004 Tim Kennedy	Rapid-Fielding Team Tasked To Transform Army Acquisition Many Army acquisition agencies can trace their roots to unusual beginnings, but the Rapid Equipping Force is probably the only organization to evolve from a personal challenge.
National Defense November 2014 Valerie Insinna	3D-Printing May Enable Troops to Make Drones on Demand In the future, it may be possible for military jet pilots to manufacture and deploy small 3D-printed drones to conduct surveillance or help perform search-and-rescue missions.
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel	Contractor Hits 'Print,' And Creates Drone The 3-D printing process, also known as additive layer manufacturing, is based on the principles of rapid prototyping and creates products out of fine powder metal (such as titanium, stainless steel and aluminum), nylon or carbon-reinforced plastics.
National Defense October 2015 Lonardo & Conner	Additive Manufacturing Provides Agility for Defense Contractors Military commanders at all levels rely on the U.S. industrial base to provide forces with superior platforms that are operationally available.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Jack Uldrich	A New Take on Printing 3-D printing is poised to grow rapidly in the next few years. Investors, take note.
National Defense August 2004 Roxana Tiron	Future of Army's `Rapid Equipping Force' Still Uncertain The U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force--which was created to meet soldiers' urgent technology needs--still is an experiment that keeps growing, according to service officials.
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Equipment Choices Shaped by Afghanistan War While the Obama administration ponders a future strategy for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the Army is rushing to buy new combat equipment especially suited to that nation's high altitudes and tough terrain.
Fast Company Miles Kohrman	Amazon's First 3-D Printed Products Marketplace Is Now Open For Business Cincinnati-based startup 3DLT, home of the "the first store for 3-D objects," has gone global with the launch of a new storefront on Amazon.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Technologies Rushed to War: And Then What? Hasty deployment of specialized military equipment to forces under fire in Iraq and Afghanistan have saved the day more than once for Army troops. But much work remains to be done in offering spare parts, manuals and other important follow-on services.
National Defense August 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Technologies Rushed to War Face an Uncertain Future In the scramble to deliver equipment requested by commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army often bypassed its own procurement bureaucracy.
IndustryWeek March 14, 2012 Doug Bartholomew	Additive Manufacturing Goes Mainstream Making parts by adding -- not subtracting -- material catches on.
Parameters Summer 2004 Brownlee & Schoomaker	Serving a Nation at War: A Campaign Quality Army with Joint and Expeditionary Capabilities The United States is driving a rapid evolution in the methods and techniques of war.
National Defense July 2010 Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr.	Prescription for Ailing Army Acquisition Army Secretary John McHugh last month ordered a comprehensive review of Army weapons acquisition practices, management and oversight.
National Defense April 2007 Breanne Wagner	Alternative Power Sources Sought for Remote Bases Mobile generators that produce renewable energy are about to be fielded by the Army's Rapid Equipping Force in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Elisabeth Ratcliffe	How to print a crystal in 3D Scientists in the US have devised a method for printing three dimensional models of crystals using a 3D printer, the original CIF file and freely available software that can be run on standard operating systems.
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Emma Shiells	3D-printed miniaturised fluidic devices UK scientists have developed 3D printing technology for making miniaturised fluidic reactionware devices that can be used for chemical syntheses, in just a few hours.
HHMI Bulletin Fall 2012 Robert Tjian	President's Letter: Stabilizing Forces Recognizing the role of research professionals in today's laboratory organizations is important not only to the individuals who contribute their services but also to the research enterprise as a whole.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006	Navy Navigates Unmanned Undersea Vehicle with Lockheed Martin Sensor Under a $10.6 million contract, Lockheed Martin engineers will integrate a sensor array capable of 3D obstacle detection and classification, VHF communication, and 3D bathymetry into the Navy's Advanced Development Unmanned Undersea Vehicle.
Chemistry World June 24, 2013 Emma Stoye	Miniature battery a first for 3D printing Researchers in the US have created a lithium-ion battery the size of a grain of sand, the first to be manufactured by 3D printing.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Brian Stoffel	This Will Change the Way You Do Everything! Three-dimensional printing is rewriting the rules of manufacturing.
National Defense January 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Manufacturing Edge Essential to Defense While the U.S. defense industry remains unsurpassed, it faces long-term challenges - one of which is its ability to secure innovative manufacturing capabilities. This applies all the way from bombers to boots.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 John Egan	3D Problem Solvers 3D modeling, based on computer-aided design, lets engineers build a plant in a virtual setting as many times as needed before the first concrete is poured.