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GE will make taller wind turbines using 3D-printing

The Verge

GE announced today that it’s developing skyscraper-sized wind turbines with massive 3D-printed bases. But building bigger turbines makes transporting the pieces needed to put it together a logistical nightmare. But it won’t be the first company to look into 3D-printing for wind energy. GE Energy 1.5

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Relativity Space announces $650 million in funding to build a bigger 3D-printed rocket

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Relativity Space , the space venture that got its start in Seattle and is now working on 3D-printed rockets in California, says it’ll build a bigger launch vehicle with the aid of a similarly huge $650 million Series E funding round. An artist’s conception shows Relativity Space’s Terran R rocket in flight.

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Here debuts enterprise XR- and 5G-ready 3D models of 75 major cities

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One of the world's top map and location platform companies is offering access to 75 cities worth of 3D models, accurate to a sub-meter level. Read More.

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Cox acquires AI/3D scanner maker Fyusion to aid used car dealerships

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The Atlanta-based media and internet conglomerate has purchased an AI and 3D scanning company to help dealerships digitize used car listings. Read More.

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3D GPS company NextNav will go public in SPAC at $1.2B value

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3D GPS company NextNav plans to go public at a $1.2 billion valuation through a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Read More.

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Go watch this amazing montage of 100 3D animations reimagining the same moment

The Verge

The video was assembled by Clinton Jones, aka pwnisher, who challenged animators to create their own 3D animated scene based on a bare-bones animation he created. Every couple of seconds, we are transported to another artist’s take on a reality based on the original animation. The video rounds up his 100 favorite clips.

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Xbox game The Vale transports you to a medieval world through sound

The Verge

The gameplay relies on 3D audio, so headphones are required. The behavior of the specks changes based on what’s happening in different scenes; they’ll turn blue and fall during rain or imitate floating embers when Alex comes across a burning village.