According to Hackaday, OpenCAL brings computed axial lithography—a 3D printing technique that comes closer to achieving Star Trek's replicator than any other—to the open-source community. Unlike traditional layer-by-layer printing, CAL uses a fundamentally different approach to fabrication. The open-source release democratizes this advanced technology, making it accessible to makers and engineers everywhere.

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