What do nanobots, better water filtration, and space colonization have in common? They’re all being made possible by advances in 3D Printing!
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SEM image of the 3D printed battery courtesy Wyss Institute at Harvard University. https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2013/06/printing-tiny-batteries
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Sources:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201301036/abstract
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Nano Sun Stirs Up Water Filtration Industry with 3D-Printed Membranes
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samsung_Galaxy_S7_Edge.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2011_Nissan_Leaf_SL_–_10-28-2011.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butchfirstprint3_0.png
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg
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