Fabbing = Teleportation

Well, it happened faster than we had anticipated, but there are now people teleporting objects using 3D printing technology. De Zeen Design Magazine has a very interesting post and pictures of emailed objects that have been printed on a 3D printer, thus effectively accomplishing teleportation. We're not quite sure about the scanning part on the source end, but otherwise we're getting dangerously close to Star Trek land.

My favorite part of the article is "Reduced Carbon Footprint Souvenirs", which clearly shows everyone where this technology is headed. When sufficiently capable 3D devices are spread across the globe, we could start to see reductions in freight transportation.

Via DeZeen