Awesome Examples

We get asked a lot what 3D printing could possibly be useful for. So here is a short collection of awesome ways people are using this technology.


Printing a Bald Eagle’s beak

To save this bald eagle’s life, a 3D printer was used to reconstruct its beak after is was shot in the face by a poacher. The intricate internal passageways of the eagle’s beak were successfully reproduced on a stereolithographic 3D printer.


Printing stem cells to grow organs for transplants

This printer prints human stem cells which could be used to grow organs for transplant patients. If the stem cells are taken from the patient then it opens the way for completely eliminating the need to wait for an organ donor.

 

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