Video Of The Week - 3D Printing Takes Center Stage At London's Science Museum
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When Massachusetts Institute of Technology students Jim Bredt and Tim Anderson created the first 3-D printer in 1995 by modifying an inkjet printer so that it would extrude a binding solution on to a bed of powder, instead of ink on paper, they probably had no idea of its tremendous potential.
With the technology being used for everything ranging from school projects to movies to even medicine and food, experts believe that 3-D printing is going to revolutionize the world we live in. To highlight all the amazing things that are being done with a mere 'printer' on October 9th, 2013, the Science Museum in London unveiled a new exhibition. Entitled 3D: Printing the Future, it is free to the public and features everything from toys to lightweight aircraft hinges to even, replacement teeth showing just how versatile and useful, the technology is!
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lewendoualmost 13 yearsTomorrow is hump day hey- EMILYalmost 13 yearsCOOL
- Rudy liraalmost 13 yearsI want one :)
edwardbirdalmost 13 yearsI want a 3D printer so bad!- ?almost 13 yearsit is like a replicator on star trek
- Tacoalmost 13 yearsI dont understand how the 3-D printing works
mariabubblesalmost 13 yearsThe printer extrudes PLA or recycled plastic from the nozzle and prints the 3d shape according to how it has been programmed:)
squirrel123almost 13 yearsyou should look it up on google or something
claytonrulesalmost 13 yearsit works by the printer scanning what you want to print and it builds it from the bottom up. lol sorry im nerdy like that XD- mariabubblesalmost 13 yearslol, I'm kind of nerdy too sometimes:)
- hannah hutchinsalmost 13 yearsthis is rly awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hey
anastasia28almost 13 yearsThis has to be the future- Dallas Pricealmost 13 yearsThis is an interesting article.
- Earlalmost 13 yearsSweet
