Now, at a time when the Internet is pervasive and newspapers threaten to be replaced by portals worldwide, it's no wonder that two professors at Ramapo College of New Jersey have created a blueprint for the future of 3D printing, a technology that, through a digital conduit, can exploit the World Wide Web. The author talks to professors Philip Anderson and Cherie Ann Sherman about their ideas for making three-dimensional printing as much of a 'disruptive technology' as downloading music files or toting a digital camera.