The latest Top 10 from the Rassed research program explore different ways in which 3D printing is currently being used across the world. Anticipated to become a mainstream technology in the near future, these slides show that 3D printing is already having an impact - with more to innovations and benefits envisaged in the coming years.

1. 10 innovations in…
3D Printing
Issue 15
November, 2014

2. 1. 3D printed houses
Wikihouse, is an open
source site where 3D printer
- friendly files of house
designs can be downloaded
for free. After files are printed
on CNC printers, the result is
a set of numbered wood
panels that can be
assembled by anyone to
make a house. No skills or
special tools are needed.
Source: http://www.wikihouse.cc/

3. 2. Bio-Printing:
3D organs and more
Using living cells, bio-printers will soon be able to “print”
human organs, revolutionizing the medical industry.
Already there has been some successful experiments of
printed capillaries and blood vessels as well as a human liver.
Click play to see how
bio-printing is used for
pharmaceutical testing
Sources: http://bit.ly/1lF4bsn and http://bit.ly/1FUo649

4. 3. Print your own makeup
Mink is designed for printing makeup at home.
Select a color, and the printer will create lipsticks, blushers,
eye shadows or any makeup item you have chosen.
Sources: http://onforb.e Images: http://gracemink.com/ and http://bit.ly/1DZRRP2 s/1nXcEsn and http://gracemink.com/

5. 4. Hybrid car
Except for the
engine, almost all of
the other 50 parts in
the Urbee2 will be 3D
printed from plastic.
The 3 wheeled car is
very light, so it can
only fit 2 passengers.
Sources: http://on.mash.to/1oZ9oDO and http://bit.ly/1wBz2hZ

6. 5. Printed football boots
3D printing, using SLS technology, meant Nike could
prototype and produce these boots in a shorter time period.
Design changes can be implemented in hours, instead of
days.
Source: http://on.mash.to/ZYGnMG

7. 6. 3D printed prosthetics
3D printing has already made huge improvements in some
prosthetics production.
Many human parts have been successfully replaced with 3D
printed substitutes, like:
3D printed jaw Bionic Ear Vertebra (spine column)
Sources: http://cbsn.ws/1wiXvvg http://onforb.es/1pX40fo http://bit.ly/1xD2dAk
Image: http://bit.ly/1wF85uI

8. 7. Printed food for older people
Made for elderly
people who may face
problems chewing,
Smoothfood uses 3D
printing technology to
turn fresh ingredients
into meals.
Source: http://bit.ly/1kb6bw2 http://dailym.ai/1rmRVAl

9. 8. Create your own fashion
CONSTRVCT is a user generated fashion line,
allowing users to design their own clothing.
Photos can be used to
create required fabric
styles, with textiles
printed digitally.
Source: http://bit.ly/1zf2OMR http://kck.st/1ve7agz

10. 9. Fighter jet flown
with 3D printed parts
Designs and products made using 3D tech could reduce
the British Royal Air Force's maintenance and service
bill by over £1.2m over the next four years.
Source: http://bit.ly/1a9NO61

11. 10. 16-year-old Sudanese
boy gets prosthetic arm
Costing under
$100, these 3D
printed arms are a
potentially
scalable, viable
solution for
amputees all over
the world who can’t
afford expensive
medical care.
Source: http://ti.me/1koCKsh

12. 3D printing will be
mainstream in 5 years…
… according to Gartner, the tech research analysts.
Mainstream
printing is still a
few years down
the line.
But applications
in medicine and
business are
already visible.
Source: http://gtnr.it/1pbfoas

13. Industry Impact
Sources: http://bit.ly/1g6jIkV http://tek.io/1h2hch0
Industry Implications
• Goods manufactured directly
by consumers
• Increased customization
Environmental Impact
• Less wasted materials
• Reduced costs for
transportation/shipping
Ethical Implications
• 3D printing makes it more
challenging to protect copyright
and intellectual property
Health Revolution
• Bio printing will create new
possibilities for treating disease
and replacing damaged organs.

14. Policy Implications
A UK report highlighted positives from this tech, such as “new
manufacturing jobs” and “enormous environmental benefits.”
But it also identified areas policy makers need to address, including:
1. “A far more flexible intellectual property framework
2. A rethink on how or whether the Internet is regulated
3. New types of infrastructure that merge digital and physical worlds.”
These considerations are not necessarily unique to the UK.
Source: “Three Dimensional Policy: Why Britain needs a policy framework for 3D printing” http://bit.ly/1ttYsfW

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