But looking ahead, the metal printing technique could also be used to help miniaturise devices.

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The traditional China engraved block printing technique requires the collaboration of half a dozen craftspeople possessed of printing expertise, dexterity and team spirit.

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Despite the tech's home furnishing friendly approach, this breakthrough printing technique can't be done with your everyday inkjet, but it will make the cost of solar energy installations a bit cozier.

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Instead of painting their portraits by hand, he adapted a technique from commercial printing, in which a photographic image could be transferred to canvas by pushing paint through a mechanically-produced silkscreen template.

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This technique is considered an additive manufacturing technique not unlike 3D printing that builds a product layer by layer.

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The technique the driver uses to prevent printing is a feature of the PDF format and is really Digital Rights Management (DRM).

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