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Citizen Manufacturing: Unlocking a New Era of Digital Innovation. / Hodges, S.; Fraser, M.
In: IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 21, No. 3, 30.09.2022, p. 42-51.

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Hodges, S & Fraser, M 2022, 'Citizen Manufacturing: Unlocking a New Era of Digital Innovation', IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2022.3187574

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Hodges S, Fraser M. Citizen Manufacturing: Unlocking a New Era of Digital Innovation. IEEE Pervasive Computing. 2022 Sept 30;21(3):42-51. Epub 2022 Aug 3. doi: 10.1109/MPRV.2022.3187574

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Hodges, S. ; Fraser, M. / Citizen Manufacturing : Unlocking a New Era of Digital Innovation. In: IEEE Pervasive Computing. 2022 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 42-51.

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