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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- trap shadowover 11 yearsi love science
- hello over 11 yearsmy teacher has a 3d printer and lets kids print stuff from it
- abcover 11 yearsmy teacher has a 3D printed block that looks like a castle and it looks cool! It doesn't even look like layers
- hudson newbyover 11 yearsdoes it come out as plastic
- Chloeover 11 yearsI wish i had a 3d printer.
- trap shadowover 11 yearsamasing i want one
- princessbubbleover 11 yearsAWSOME
- tadumover 11 yearsgreat work on the post
- Daviz Nover 11 yearsAMAZING
- girlover 11 yearsThere is one 3D printer at our local library and i want to use it so bad. At our library, we are aloud to use it for free!!