Mind Set Daily
Mind Set Daily - May 7, 2013
- Autor: Vários
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- Duración: 0:08:08
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Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "3D Printing" 3D printing technology is not new. For the past 20 years, designers and manufacturers have been using it to produce prototypes before undergoing the lengthy and expensive process of mass market production. This is changing. Over time, 3D printers have dramatically dropped in price, making it an accessible technology for small businesses and individual consumers as well. The world's first gun made up almost entirely of 3D-printed components has also been created. The firearm, called the "Liberator," is a small pistol-like weapon that can shoot various types of handgun bullets through several interchangeable plastic barrels. Now that the gun has been tested and proven to be functional, they will publish the digital blueprints for it on their website allowing anyone to make it. Another recent creation from 3-D Printing is a bionic ear. A team of scientists have managed to create a truly bionic ear. It's not just a replacement--it has sensors wov