Transforming every aspect of our lives (Image: Angel Franco/The New York Times/Eyevine)
WE ARE smack bang in the middle of a second industrial revolution.
3D printing, or “additive manufacturing” as it is more properly known, is about to transform every single aspect of our lives.
Machines today can print objects out of almost any material – from nylon to glass, from to titanium – and with any complex geometry. This is transforming not just engineering, but many other fields, including education, archaeology, and even food printing. Look online and you will see thousands of objects ready to be printed…
