I would be nice if it could -eventually- be extended to proteins, carbohydrates, and other biomolecules to 'print' food.
"The printer gradually deposits fine layers of material—such as plastic, carbon or metal—and builds a physical object. "
I would be nice if it could -eventually- be extended to proteins, carbohydrates, and other biomolecules to 'print' food.
Where you would actually use a water jet to create milled metal parts
The objects are made of a single compound
Dreams like auto spare parts are simply unfounded
It requires sophisticated lasers
One attribute of 3D printing not mentioned: it's slow.
There's an elephant in the room: resource depletion.
is by definition a niche market
mb9
Apr 28, 2013I would be nice if it could -eventually- be extended to proteins, carbohydrates, and other biomolecules to 'print' food.