Fashionable PlasterMedical

This 3D-printed cast to help repair broken bones may be the future of medical orthopedic casts. 3D-printed casts also bring out the positive potential of this emerging technology.

3D PRINTED JAW

Bionic EarsScientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have created a 3D-printed bionic ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability. Using off-the-shelf printing tools, the scientists at Princeton University explored 3D printing of cells and nano particles, creating the bionic ear.

Medical

Animated Characters

Sony pictures was the first to embrace the concept of 3D printing to create characters for the movie Pirates – A Band of Misfits.

Games & Entertainment

Skyfall’s Aston Martin

Skyfall filmmakers 3D-printed this rare Aston Martin so they wouldn't have to damage the original for the film sequence. The effects crew model makers called on a company called Voxeljet, which used a massive 3D printer with a capacity of 283 cubic feet to reproduce 1:3 scale models of the Aston Martin.

Pop-Culture

3D-printed Lunar BaseBuilding a base on the moon could theoretically be made much simpler by using a 3D printer to construct it from local materials. The concept was recently endorsed by the European Space Agency (ESA) which is now collaborating with architects to gauge the feasibility of 3D printing using lunar soil.

Defense & Space

Print Your Footwear

Fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas have collaborated to create 3D-printed shoes that look like tree roots. The shoes were presented at Paris Fashion Week during Iris van Herpen's couture show.

Fashion & Retail

3D printing in food industry

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