And the first place I got the idea for blogging about this was from Sarah's blog! As Howard decided to make an action figure of himself (who can really blame him though), and kids at my school can only make things like phone cases, it's hard to believe scientists are really finding incredible ways to use this machine. Scientists mainly see a use for this in the medical field of tissue engineering. Much better than a bunch of nerds making plastic guns. Those people might as well make plastic brains for themselves while they're at it.
3-D printing mainly relies on the layering of hydrogel to make structures, and this positioning really becomes important in determining the purpose of this object. This precision is especially important when making implants or other medical tools.
Scientists believe this ability to maneuver and place individual cells holds much promise for the future of tissue engineering.
Sarah brings up the point wondering how this technology will continue to advance, but I mainly wonder how will scientists commercialize it. Like there are flying cars in the world, but odds are most people will never see them because of this thing called money. It's very strange how green paper can stand between you and happiness. Anyway, the point is unless scientists will make this technology more common, it will likely be grossly expensive and never impact society on a large scale. And if that's not their goal, then these scientists might as well just make action figures instead like Howard.
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