Oceans of Eleven
We all know and respect the 11th of November as Remembrance Day, the day when we honour those brave servicemen and women who gave their lives defending our country. This year, the 11th of November falls in the 11th year of the century. 11/11/11. The first century of every thousand years is the only time we really have licence to shorten the year to the last two digits. In a hundred years time, 2111, it just seems wrong that we would abbreviate the year to 11.
So to celebrate this momentous once in a millennia occasion, CartridgeMonkey have decided to bring you 11 interesting facts about the number 11.
Home office workers ‘prefer inkjet printers’
Inkjet cartridges could be in demand after it was revealed that home office workers prefer inkjet printers to other types of devices. According to a poll conducted by PC Advisor, 49 per cent of respondents stated that they would prefer an inkjet printer to a laser...
Organ Transplants From 3D Printers?
A pioneering regenerative medicine specialist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, Dr Anthony Atala, may have unearthed a solution for the future. He has discovered a way for 3D printers to print organs, which he hopes will help save the lives of transplant patients in the future.
3D Printers used to Create Robot Spiders – Design to Save Lives
In our latest article about how 3D printers are being used to save lives, the Fraunhofer Institute have announced how they have designed a robotic spider using a 3D printer which they hope will be deployed in areas where humans cannot go. The relatively inexpensive robot has been created based on the design of a real spider.