We're all in a hurry nowadays but 3D printing has been something we understand takes time and patience. Until now.

According to TechCrunch, this is still a few years away from production, but a team of engineers at MIT have shown off a 3D printer capable of creating builds up to 10 times the speed of their consumer counterparts. According to the team, objects that take around an hour to print on conventional systems are done in a matter of minutes.

The short explanation here is that MIT tweaked the print head including a screw mechanism that feeds filaments through at higher speeds by getting a tighter grip on the plastic than the traditional pinch wheel model.