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Re:Desktop Metal gets $115M in funding to deliver metal 3D p... by taneq on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:58PM (#14801916)
For $360k you could just hire a materials scientist for three years, and give them $20k/year to play with.
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Re:Desktop Metal gets $115M in funding to deliver metal 3D p... by fest on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @01:56PM (#14806365)
With product development times of 6-12 months, it doesn't make sense to pay 360k to get results in 3 years if you can pay 360k and get results in few months.
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