"If people could print off ... sheets of Ecstasy tablets at the party they're at at that time, that just completely takes away our border protection role in its known sense." Mr Williamson says the printers will become as common as PCs and he has asked his officials to think hard about how to keep up with this kind of technology.
“In the near future we will need to protect a digital border instead of just locating physical objects as we do now,” he said. “If it’s made of atoms, you’ll be able to print it… [it] will change the very existence of mankind beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations". However, a 3D printing expert has dismissed Mr Williamson's claim.
Massey University lecturer Olaf Diegel, says while 3D designs may be shared over the internet, you still need the raw materials to create something. “Right now printers can’t reproduce down to the atomic level…3D printing won’t be an issue for customs because you still need the materials within each border to make drugs or guns,” he said.
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what Ratz said... *headdesk headdesk*
But the best part will be how 3D printers will be able to create food out of atoms in the air, like on the Star Trek Enterprise.
Maybe he is just too ahead of himself. I wonder how he would freak out if someone show him the first few episodes of "Breaking Bad".
This guy belongs to the political party that runs the country I live in.
Their party got 34% of the vote. Go figure how that works.
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