It seems like 3D printers can print just about anything, but is there any future in the world of printing? Trace examines how 3D printing is actively changing the world.
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Wasp’s 3D printers produce low-cost houses made from mud
“A need to address a lack of housing for the globe’s growing population has turned up some eye-catching efforts, blending creative architecture with new, sustainable technologies.”
3D Printers Builds Homes From Mud In Impoverished Areas
“Nearly one billion people around the globe are homeless or live in substandard housing.”
3D-printed skull implanted into woman’s head
“A 22-year-old woman has had the whole top of her skull replaced with a customized 3D-printed implant.”
Through 3D-printed prosthetic, Illinois students lending a hand in Ecuador
“For most amputees, the road to a more fun recreactional prosthetic device is slow and costly.”
Children to be implanted with 3D printed ears
“University College London will start trials within months to implant 3D printed ears into children.”
3D bioprinting of tissues and organs
“Additive manufacturing, otherwise known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, is driving major innovations in many areas, such as engineering, manufacturing, art, education and medicine.”
Hamlet’s Blackberry: Why Paper Is Eternal
“The condition of American journalism in the first decade of the twenty-first century can be expressed in a single unhappy word: crisis.”
Global 3D printer shipments will double over the next year
“Shipments of 3D printers will double over the next year, reaching 217,350 units in 2015, up from 108,151 in 2014, according to a study released today by Gartner.”
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