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Article: Need a toothbrush? Just push 'print' for a 3-D copy
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- International Herald Tribune
- Article date:
- May 7, 2007
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Saul Hansell
International Herald Tribune
05-07-2007
Sometimes a particular piece of plastic is just what you need. You have lost the battery cover to your cellphone, perhaps. Or your daughter needs to have the golden princess doll she saw on television. Now. In a few years, it will be possible to make these items yourself. You will be able to download three-dimensional plans online, then push print. Hours later, a solid object will be ready to remove from your printer.Three-dimensional printers have been seen in industrial design shops for about a decade, used to test part designs for cars, airplanes and other products before they are sent to manufacturing. Once costing well over $100,000 ...
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