Hyperchannel: A Star Trek News Podcast

Hyperchannel 20: DIY Enterprise

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DIY Enterprise: The Next Generation of 3-D Printing What do you do when you want to depict the destruction of the USS Enterprise from The Search for Spock, but all you have on hand is the Millennium Falcon—and you only have 15 minutes to remedy the situation? You 3D print the Enterprise, of course! This is 2014 after all. But even this solution could normally take five hours. What you need is a miracle. But don't call Scotty! Instead, call Yong Chen of the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering. In a new video produced by the school, the venerable 1701 is resurrected in just 15 minutes.   Watch the video on StarTrek.com. http://www.startrek.com/article/watch-enterprise-created-in-15-minutes   George Takei Tweet Boosts Solar Roadways When Sulu speaks, people listen—and jump into action for a good cause. When George Takei heard about a project to revolutionize streets and sidewalks, turning them into energy generators that can power cities, he tweeted the info out to his 8 million Twitt