In one of several committee meetings yesterday, the topic of 3-D printing was briefly discussed. I remember reading that Staples was going to offer 3-D printing in Belgium and the Netherlands the first quarter of this year (http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/tech/innovation/staples-3-d-printing/). The topic prompted me to do some preliminary research. Amazon several books on 3-D printing. One of the books, 3-D Printing, The Next Technology Gold Rush, is available for the Kindle for $3.49.
To better visualize how 3-D printing works, I searched YouTube and found Printing a Bicycle with a 3-D Printer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmxjLpu2BvY
The YouTube video is shared below. Considering the cost of ink to print on paper, I can only imagine the expense of printing a 3-D object. It will be very interesting to see the developments in 3-D printing over the next few years. Interesting!
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