Published onApril 30, 2025The Modular Machine Age: A Marketplace for Hardware InventionhardwareengineeringIP marketplacedecentralized innovation3D printingquantum simulationmaterials scienceconstruction techproduct designImagine a platform where anyone—from college kids to seasoned engineers—can invent hardware, license microcomponents, run simulations, and monetize every bolt, pipe, and chip. This is the dawn of the open hardware economy.