Construction
Yes, 3D printers are now able to spit
out structures with ease. Pretty soon,
whole buildings will be crafted with
fine precision as the architects and
engineers sit back to enjoy tea and
biscuits. Not limited to building
structures. Cars, computers and just
about everything will be manufactured
without the need for human hands.
This means we can expect fewer (if
any) mistakes, faster output and the
ability to do most of this in your own
home. All you’ll need to do is pay
for a design (or create your own) get
all the ingredients required and then
whammo – you’ve got a Lamborghini,
which transforms into a giant robot.
Innovation by the dreamers
2. 3D Printing
Most of us have known about 3D
printing for a while now. The contraption
can print basic objects but things are
about to get a whole lot more exciting,
as you’ll soon discover.
Okay, okay. I may be overambitious
with some of my deductions as to
where this entire tech-tastic stuff will
take us. But I hope you realize that I’m
only trying to reflect the thoughts of
the dreamers, the driving force behind
innovators who make amazing new
things possible. Without those people
with their head in the clouds, we’d
probably all be stuck with our heads
in the sand. Thanks to them, awesome
doodads like 3D printing and
Nanotech is right around the corner.
And I for one can’t wait to ‘tech it out’.
Healthcare (again)
Your liver is failing, your heart is offbeat
like a bad Reggae song or your lungs
are so brown and filled with tar, you
could make a transnational road… No
worries, Organovo has released the first
3D bio printer. When the operational
capabilities are hunky-dory, we’ll
be able to print organs cell by cell,
recreating just about every piece in the
puzzle that is the human body.
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