A cool alternative to traditional 3D printing (+Bonus vid!)

[Zac Rubenson]

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/smart-robotic-sand-0402.html

Craaaaazy stuff. 

Short version: tiny cubes with tiny magnets and tiny microcontrollers engaging in self-organization/assembly.

The bonus vid is completely irrelevant, but comes with a question. First the video:

https://vimeo.com/35032634

And the question:

Current wingsuit tech allows for average glide ratios of up to ~5:1. Do you think that it could be possible to soar indefinitely in a wingsuit along a venue with generous ridge-lift or other meteorological phenom?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(soaring)