http://www.physorg.com/news109905388.html
I didn"t see any mention of combining this technology with the recent confirmation of the ability to print biomaterial. Perhaps the biggest application for this technology will be the "printing" of fully functioning organs.
"Printing" a new layer of skin sure would make skin grafts for burn victims a lot less painful.
You won't either because it will, not would be, be crushed by nearly EVERY medical institute that exists. Especially drug company's.
Besides rapid prototyping has the potential to COMPLETELY remove small object to human sized manufacturing from the face of business killing tens of millions of jobs. It's currently developed to the point where a garage handy man can build the rapid prototyper.
It's just a matter of time for the material sciences to get to the point where it's feasible for the average person to print out metal objects.
Besides rapid prototyping has the potential to COMPLETELY remove small object to human sized manufacturing from the face of business killing tens of millions of jobs. It's currently developed to the point where a garage handy man can build the rapid prototyper.
It's just a matter of time for the material sciences to get to the point where it's feasible for the average person to print out metal objects.
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"You won't either because it will, not would be, be crushed by nearly EVERY medical institute that exists. Especially drug company's."
Insurance companies and public health providers would love to reduce the cost of treating patients and they have deep pockets. Medical equipment manufactures will be falling over themselves to get the best and cheapest organ printers into the medical equipment sales conventions as soon as they are technically feasible. For every corporation that has an interest in suppressing a technology their are five that have a vested interest in seeing it developed.
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Thermal Lithography - rapid prototyping has been around for a long time and metal is alredy being "printed". There is a rapid prototyping system on the ISS which has files loaded onboard of the "nuts and bolts (N&B)" stuff that would be very difficult to store (storage space considerations) and difficut to run to the hardware store to pick up a few - so, a metal-based polymer is used for the RP 3-D system to "create' replacement N&B. Cheaper than sending a shuttle out for spares. And if there is an update to the desing it can be transmitted very easily.
The system rings in at over $150,000 USD; so, it needs a bit more consumer acceptance and integration to bring the price down - then you will "print" car parts, etc at home.
How does the business model work for this. YOU but the "plan' for the part online from "partsdesignforrapidprotoypingandwemakeabuck dot com" and you now have the plans. Woogy woggy company sells you the specific formulations for the various thingos you are going to "print" and they make a buck.
As for all the people out of work. Hmmm, how many buggy whip makers are roaming the streets?
I have been using RP for years in my lab. Love it. Best thing since the CNC Milling Machine!
Cheers, Mates
The system rings in at over $150,000 USD; so, it needs a bit more consumer acceptance and integration to bring the price down - then you will "print" car parts, etc at home.
How does the business model work for this. YOU but the "plan' for the part online from "partsdesignforrapidprotoypingandwemakeabuck dot com" and you now have the plans. Woogy woggy company sells you the specific formulations for the various thingos you are going to "print" and they make a buck.
As for all the people out of work. Hmmm, how many buggy whip makers are roaming the streets?
I have been using RP for years in my lab. Love it. Best thing since the CNC Milling Machine!
Cheers, Mates