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Scientists use 3D printer to make tissue-like material

3D printer at Cornell via AFP

British scientists have used a custom-made 3D printer to make living tissue-like material that could one day serve medical purposes, according to findings released Thursday. The material is made up of thousands of connected water droplets, encapsulated within lipid films, that can carry out some of the functions of human…

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Dutch architect to build house with 3D printer

A handout computer generated image shows a house designed by Dutch architecture practice Universe Architecture on Jan. 14, 2013. Photo via AFP.

A Dutch architect has designed a house “with no beginning or end” to be built using the world’s largest 3D printer, harnessing technology that may one day be used to print houses on the moon. Janjaap Ruijssenaars, 39, of Universe Architecture in Amsterdam, wants to print a Mobius strip-shaped building…

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Pregnant women who want a 3D model of their fetus are in luck

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A company in Japan is offering a unique service to pregnant women: the ability to print out a three-dimensional model of the inside of their abdomen, fetus included. “We actually got three expectant mothers to try this out,” said Tomohiro Kinoshita of Fasotec. “They said it felt great to see…

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