3D printing is changing the way we produce objects, from tools and toys, to food, and even body parts. It's a tech revolution taking place in homes across the world.
But how does it work exactly, and what makes it so efficient? Mashable explains the basics of 3D printing technology.
Sources:
Additive Manufacturing footage courtesy of GE Aviation:
• Video
Makerbot Replicator 2 photo:
https://www.makerbot.com
3D Printing Food footage courtesy of Choc Edge:
• Choc Edge Printing Snowflake using 3D...
3D Printed Candy:
• Taste Testing 3D-Printed Food!
Bioprinting and regenerative medicine:
• 3D Printing: Make anything you want
TEDTalks Anthony Atala:
• Printing a human kidney | Anthony Atala
3D Printed Houses in Shanghai:
YouTube, RT
Special thanks to Makerbot.
Produced by Armand Valdes
Additional filming by Bianca Consunji
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