3D printing is a cool, futuristic concept that's not making a lot of money

3D printing is the closest thing we have to magic: it can recreate everything from toys to clothes to human cells. Now the companies behind it just have to survive long enough to change the world

MakerBot, an early leader in the consumer 3D printing market and crown jewel of the Brooklyn technology scene, laid off 20% of its staff on Thursday for the second time this year as the business adapts to slower-than-expected growth in demand for the printers

“The market is growing, it’s just not growing as fast as a lot of people thought,” Johan Broer, a spokesperson for MakerBot, told Mashable. “Especially last year, the expectations were very high about where the consumer market would be this year.” …

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3D printing is a cool, futuristic concept that's not making a lot of money