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iMakr has launched 3D printing training workshops

3D printing can definitely seem intimidating to newcomers - it all seems very technical and complicated. Which is why 3D printing stores need to work hard to make sure they educate customers, or even just browsers, to help them get to grips with the technology. iMakr, London's biggest 3D printing store, is already on the case: the shop has just announced it's going to be running daily workshops on the subject.

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"Non-duplicatable" prison keys have been duplicated

Students from MIT have shown off a program that can create printable models of keys from photographs - even keys for high security prison locks.

David Lawrence and Eric Van Albert used a flatbed scanner to get the dimensions of a Primus key, then used their software to model a 3D version, which they then got printed out via online 3D printing services Shapeways and i.Materialise. In a presentation at the Defcon hacking conference, Lawrence said "You can take a high security 'non-duplicatable' key and basically take it to a virtual hardware store to get it copied."

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MakerBot teams up with Microsoft to sell printers in stores

MakerBot 3D printers will soon be available to buy in stores - if you're in the US. The 3D printing company has teamed up with Microsoft and will be selling printers in 18 Microsoft stores across the country.

That makes Microsoft the first retailer to carry 3D printers that can be bought and taken home that day in the US - MakerBot 3D printers were previously only available online, or from their own store in New York. The partnership seems to make a lot of sense, especially since Microsoft has shown its enthusiasm for 3D printing by adding support for the technology to Windows 8.

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A 3D printed rifle has been successfully fired

Oh dear. This probably isn't good news, but apparently someone has made the first ever 3D printed rifle - and fired it successfully.

In a YouTube video posted by "ThreeD Ukelele", a plastic gun is shown firing off 14 rounds before splitting apart.

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Bust some 3D printing myths at Biztech Milton Keynes

A Biztech event held at Milton Keynes College will be tackling the hype and myths about 3D printing and aiming to reveal the truth about what this technology can really do.

The college has its own 3D printer, so there'll be demonstrations at the event, as well as talks from experts including Dr Christopher Tuck, from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councill; Prof. Stewart Williams from the School of Applied Sciences at Cranfield University, and Michelle Greef of Hobs Reprographic.

There'll be opportunity to ask questions after the talks, and the whole event will last approximately two hours, kicking off at 7.30am on Thursday 19 September. (Yes, it's early, but your ticket buys you breakfast!)

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