3D printing: one step closer to a Star Trek future?

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By Gavin van Marle

06/06/2014

Beam me up Scotty! Fantastic infographic from US 3PL Cerasis on what can currently be 3D printed, including, but not limited to, guns, human limbs and sex toys – and what the technology is likely to offer in the near future: a house, anyone? No? How about a moon base then? Or a hamburger or human organ… It also includes one of the most easily understood explanations of how it actually works – worth 2D printing out and sticking about the coffee machine.

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