Neat machine.

[Brad Little]

Wonder if they have one big enough to do a guitar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz ... ata_player
Brad
Oh, BTW it's a 3D printer that uses special synthetic powder as the medium.

 

[poser]

Holy cow!!! :shock: :shock:
That's another star trek technology made real.

 

[CA-35]

Perfect! Now if I can get my girlfriend to fit on the scanner.....no feeding, no talking. This guy is gonna be famous. Buy stock now, as much as you can afford.

 

[fronobulax]

There is also a strong hobby component that is working on "mass market" 3D printers. The goal is to have a printer and a set of instructions that will allow the printer to replicate itself. Last I checked they were about 75% of the way there with a parts and materials cost of about $4000.

There is similar technology that is being used to construct body parts. I seem to recall that a trachea was recently produced and used in a transplant. The research focus is on kidneys because that is the most transplanted organ and they think they are about two years away from being to make a kidney. In the case of body parts the construction material somehow involves cells from the intended recipient so there is no expectation of rejection.

 

[adorshki]

In the case of body parts the construction material somehow involves cells from the intended recipient so there is no expectation of rejection.

So if I'm cloned from my girlfriends cells, it could fix one big problem in the relationship?