Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): 3-D printers, which build solid objects on the "click" command, are fast approaching reality, the cover story of a weekly newsmagazine has claimed.
According to the current edition of Chemical and Engineering News, the American Chemical Society's weekly newsmagazine, the Associate Editor Lauren K. Wolf, explains that 3-D printers are on the verge of a personal revolution similar to the one that began in the 1970s and transformed computers from room-size machines to devices that fit on tables and now in pockets.
A similar transformation is taking place in the world of 3-D printing, where machines are shrinking and the ability to create detailed objects from a variety of materials is growing.
Engineers are now able to create objects out of a number of plastics, metals, ceramics and even foods like chocolate, sometimes with details as fine as a human hair.
The technology promises to foster revolutions in venues ranging from kitchens to hospital operating rooms.
Some surgeons, for instance, envision printing bone grafts or replacement blood vessels with embedded proteins and cells that will help them fuse naturally.
Chefs could print designer chocolates and gourmet meals with unique textures and tastes.
"In 20 years, many people will have a 3-D printer in their kitchen for printing designer foods and other products," one scientist said. (ANI)
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