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3D Printing Evolves to 4D: Here’s What We Know So Far

3D Printing Evolves to 4D: Here’s What We Know So Far | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.makeuseof.com - May 24, 2016 11:30 AM

Surely you’ve heard of 3D printing, which is the printing of objects out of materials like plastic, concrete, and even steel. But did you know the technology has been around since the 1970s?


Or perhaps even more surprising is the fact that soon we will be progressing to the next stage of this technology: 4D printing.


It’s hard to believe the technology has been around that long, let alone that we’re naturally progressing to the next phase in its evolution, but it’s all true. So, what is 4D printing? And how is it different from 3D printing? We’ll break it down for you....

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If you thought 3D printing was awesome, then you're going to be blown away by 4D printing.

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GwynethJones's curator insight, May 24, 2016 8:07 PM

What, what!?

I'm still not sold on 3D but I'm excited to learn about 4D!
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New 3D bioprinter to reproduce human organs, change the face of healthcare | TechRepublic

New 3D bioprinter to reproduce human organs, change the face of healthcare | TechRepublic | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.techrepublic.com - December 28, 2014 9:29 PM

If you want to understand how close the medical community is to a quantum leap forward in 3D bioprinting, then you need to look at the work that one intern is doing this summer at the University of Louisville.

A team of doctors, researchers, technicians, and students at the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute (CII) on Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Louisville, Kentucky swarm around the BioAssembly Tool (BAT), a square black machine that's solid on the bottom and encased in glass on three sides on the top. There's a large stuffed animal bat sitting on the machine and a computer monitor on the side, showing magnified images of the biomaterial that the machine is printing....

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Researchers are only steps away from bioprinting tissues and organs to solve a myriad of injuries and illnesses. TechRepublic has the inside story of the new product accelerating the process.

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3D 'bioprinting': 10 things you should know about how it works

3D 'bioprinting': 10 things you should know about how it works | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.techrepublic.com - December 28, 2014 9:34 PM
The world of bioprinting is still very new and ambiguous. Many of the innovations have been driven by either companies like Organovo that focus on bioprinting or specific researchers at universities, like Dr. Anthony Atala at Wake Forest.

Confusion has swirled around 3D bioprinting. It can be a difficult concept to get your head around, and it has been misconstrued at times. Atala, for instance, was misrepresented in articles about a TED Talk he gave. The articles said he printed a functioning human kidney, when in reality, it was only a prototype.

To help clear things up, we've compiled a list of 10 things to get you up to speed -- or to at least help you figure out -- how bioprinting works and where it is headed in the near future.
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Using living cells to 3D print organs may sound far-fetched, but it's happening. Bioprinting is quickly gaining traction. Here's how it works.
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This 3D printer makes cookies, icing, and everything your sweet tooth desires

This 3D printer makes cookies, icing, and everything your sweet tooth desires | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.digitaltrends.com - August 26, 2014 9:18 AM

We generally associate 3D printers with things made out of plastic (even though they can make everything from houses to cars), but this 3D printer, called Candy, makes sweets. Not just sweets either, but pretty much anything your sweet tooth desires, including cookies, icing for the top of cakes, and custom designed chocolates, too.


Candy takes 3D printing out of the workshop, and puts it in your kitchen right alongside your Nespresso machine. The latest in a string of 3D printers to hit crowd funding website Kickstarter, it’s described as the first affordable, food-specific model to hit the market. How affordable? It’s $500 if you get in on the limited early bird offer, or $600 if you miss out.


Designed in a non-threatening way, so it won’t look too out of place on your kitchen worktop, Candy has also been engineered to be very easy to live with and use. The body is made from fiberglass, making it light, and all the important components can be removed and cleaned as needed.


To use it, pour your choice of sugary goodness into the dispenser, load a recipe, and let the printer get to work. A regular 3D design of relative complexity, such as the Digital Trends image you see here, takes between five and 10 minutes to produce, but some can take even less....

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It prints what? How about eatable delights from chocolate, icing sugar, and more naughty-but-nice treats along with your jewelry, parts, more. I'm in!

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