#3dprinting
"3DPrinterOS, a cloud-based 3D printing management solutions company, has entered a collaboration with the MIX Lab at Montclair State University to develop an algorithm designed to identify 3D printed gun parts."
Ok, sounds like they haven't done it yet. So, we'll get another article saying they did it... if they succeed.
3DPrinterOS develops algorithm to identify 3D printed gun parts
OpenFlexure "uses 3D printers and off the shelf components to build open-source, lab-grade microscopes for a fraction of traditional prices. Used in over 50 countries and every continent, the project aims to enable Microscopy for Everyone."
"An open flexure microscope is built from a combination of off-the-shelf electronics, standard optical equipment, and 3D printed parts. The 3D printed parts are designed to be made on any entry grade printer anywhere in the world." "Nothing is proprietary or hidden."
"The finished microscope can run automatically for several hours, scanning samples with a built-in autofocus. The 8-megapixel camera is comparable to many commercial sight scanners, achieving a resolution below 400 nanometers."
"In practical terms this means that individual cell damage or parasites can be identified on a microscope with parts costing under $300. The stage is fully automated, intelligently planning its own path around samples. It can also self-calibrate, warning the user if there's any damage that could impact the diagnosis. The automated stage allows huge data sets to be collected and stored.
"In pathology, this let samples be archived, shared, or used for the training of medical students. this can also be the platform for low resource artificial intelligence systems or automated image processing, making emerging technologies more accessible in low resource settings."
Something else I didn't know exists until just now. Developed at the University of Bath, University of Cambridge, and the University of Glasgow, with contributions from the Baylor College of Medicine, Bongo Tech & Research Labs, and Mboalab.
https://hackers.town/@lmorchard/113420963270915755 lmorchard@hackers.town - I regret to inform you that I have printed more bullshit (narrator: there was no regret) #3dprinting
"Illegally imported, manufactured domestically or even 3D printed from computer files, machine-gun conversion devices -- or 'auto sears' -- offer a way for criminals to convert some types of weapons into fully automatic versions."
"Designed for some semiautomatic pistols, switches easily convert the weapon to a fully automatic machine gun by clipping to the back of the barrel."
"The switch changes the pistol's function by overriding a mechanical armature that would otherwise allow only one shot to be fired at a time."
"When the trigger is pulled, contact between the switch and armature enables all the rounds to be automatically fired without repeatedly squeezing the trigger. Dozens of rounds can be fired in just a few seconds with larger magazines that hold 30 rounds or more."
"Minneapolis and St. Paul police only started tracking switches in the past two years, as reports of shooters spraying high volumes of bullets began to climb. In Minneapolis, officers went from processing 4,678 discharged cartridge casings in 2019 to more than 10,600 each of the last two years."
'An evil arms race': Switch devices are turning more handguns into machine guns
