Thought I'd share this link for people that don't keep up on current science/technology trends. This is one of the coolest things I've seen this year, the possibilities being truly endless.
Very cool! I wonder if there's some way to do that on a hobbyist level? The metal layers might be etched, the plastic layers might be laser-cut or photo-machined with selective UV cure epoxy, thinner layers might be cute with a film cutter like a Cricket.
The examples given in the video are pretty much lab based toys. The only way this construction and scale method becomes practical is at scale, give it a few years modern industry is expanding it's abilities at a rate that is close to Mores law, for things that just a handful of years ago were at best one shot.
The next 50 years are going to be rather exciting if the world doesn't fold in on itself politically.