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Widespread adaptation and application of 3D printing will in the near future reduce the prices of products substantially, by eliminating the need to ship items thus the need to pay for shipping charges. Consumers will only be purchasing blueprints then printing the products at home. This will make products extremely cheap especially those bought overseas. Home-crafting Industrialized Objects
3D printing is basically transforming our homes to small factories where we can fabricate practically anything we want. With a 3D printer, one can fabricate objects that were previously made at the industry level such as violins, guitars, rings, jewellery, toy cars and even a bicycle. Micro and Nano Structures
The Photonic Professional GT is a 3D printer that can create objects of widths as small as a human hair. This 3D printer has extended the applications of 3D printing into fabrication of micro and nano structures. Applications in the Medical Field
One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing has been experienced through its facilitation of organ transplants in the medical field. Scientists now Use 3D Printing to Create Artificial Organs that can be used in transplants to help needy patients. For instance, deformed babies who are born without an ear(s) can now be given artificial ears made through 3D printing. The technology has proven to be a great medical solution to previous organ transplant challenges. Advanced 3D Prototyping
Before 3D printing had its foothold in the creation of prototypes, it would take normal prototyping procedures a few days to create a single complete prototype. Additive manufacturing however takes only a few hours, substantially increasing the number of prototypes that can be created a day. This has sped up industrialization processes to a great extent because it is now quite easy to Create a Prototype, make modifications and then produce the final product. Essentially, the technology has made it easy to convert an idea into the actual product.
OPM receives $150K to improve treatment of infections related to implanted devices

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Published on 19/11/2014 18:03

Oxford Performance Materials Inc. (OPM) today announced that it has received a three-year, $150,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore new approaches to improve the treatment of infections related to artificial hips, knees and other implanted devices through advanced applications of 3D printed poly-ether-ketone-ketone (PEKK). ...

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3D printed wheelchair that can be customized to user's needs

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Published on 27/10/2014 17:46

We've been seeing a lot of medical applications of 3D printing technology in recent weeks, and understandably, most of these are prosthetics. That 3D printing is very suitable for creating custom prosthetics that suit a patient's particular disability, needs no further explanation here.
However, Chinese company Qingdao Unique Technology interprets this in an entirely different fashion. Rather than just settling for a 3D printed prosthetic, they've taken things to a totally different level by developing a 3D printed, custom-made wheelchair that can be adjusted to suit specific patients. That's right, a whole wheelchair.
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'3D Bioprinting Solutions' to reveal first Russian 3D bioprinter in late October

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Published on 28/09/2014 19:39

While there are a number of areas in the field of 3D printing technology that haven't yet been mastered, one the biggest challenges currently around must be bioprinting. To be sure, there are a number of 3D bioprinters out there already – only this week we reported 3Dynamic Systems and their two bioprinters– but there is still a long way to go before this technology becomes affordable, available and commercially interesting.
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Check out the #Cast: An arm cast 3D printed in the messages of your loved ones

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Published on 11/09/2014 20:01

We've already known for a while that 3D printing can produce some very cool-looking printed casts for anyone with a broken limb. Check out, for instance, our earlier reports on the 3D printed Osteoid Medical Cast and the Cortex Cast. Not only are these casts far more aesthetically pleasing, they are also far less bulky and uncomfortable. Moreover, 3D printed casts are designed to be ventilated and washable, making a broken limb far less of an invasive ordeal. All in all, these 3D printed casts are superior to the old plaster monstrosities in every aspect, but one: your friends and family can't cover them with comforting remarks and silly drawings. ...

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BioAssemblyBot, a step closer to 3D bio-printing tissues & organs

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Published on 04/08/2014 18:55

The ability to bio-print tissues and organs could allow us to solve a myriad of major diseases and trauma injuries. These years researchers have made many giant leaps towards this goal, from bio-printing artificial vascular networks mimicking the body's circulatory system, to making living tissues.
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MIT 3D prints FingerReader to help the blind in real time

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Published on 08/07/2014 15:57

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a 3D printed audio reading device that enables people with visual impairments to read text printed on papers, books, computer screens and other devices.
The so-called FingerReader, produced by a 3D printer, can be worn on the index finger of a user. It is equipped with a small camera that scans text, all you need to do is to point the finger at text. Your finger movement is tracked by a special software, which identifies words and processes the information. A synthesized voice then reads words aloud.
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3D Systems breaks speed barrier, showing 3D printing is faster than injection molding

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Published on 22/06/2014 19:00

Will 3D printing ever, in a million years, be faster than injection molding? 3D Systems announced this week a breakthrough - for the first time ever, its fab-grade 3D printers effectively matched and exceeded the productivity of traditional injection molding in the direct manufacture of functional parts.
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OPM receives $150K to improve treatment of infections related to implanted devices

3D printed wheelchair that can be customized to user's needs

'3D Bioprinting Solutions' to reveal first Russian 3D bioprinter in late October

Check out the #Cast: An arm cast 3D printed in the messages of your loved ones

BioAssemblyBot, a step closer to 3D bio-printing tissues & organs

MIT 3D prints FingerReader to help the blind in real time

3D Systems breaks speed barrier, showing 3D printing is faster than injection molding

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