From the first prototypes for 3D printing to the home models that crafty mompreneurs have begun snapping up, 3D printing has morphed from a...

From the first prototypes for 3D printing to the home models that crafty mompreneurs have begun snapping up, 3D printing has morphed from a “wouldn’t it be cool if” wave of the future to an “I guess that’s kind of neat that you made a cookie cutter in the shape of your kid’s face” kind of technology. But while mall kiosk key chain printers are already a certainty, it’s easy to forget that 3D printing has world-changing applications.
NASA Wrench
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Where were you the day the replicator was invented? Thanks to NASA scientists, who emailed a socket wrench to the International Space Station's 3D printer, replicators are real.
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