3-D-Printed Everything
5.全能3D打印机
A machine that can build any object. It sounds like a sci-fi fantasy, but thanks to the rise of 3-D printers—devices that can build objects from digital blueprints, usually by layering plastic or other materials—it is rapidly becoming reality.
一台“想要什么就生成什么”的机器,这听起来像是科幻小说里才有的东西,不过因为有了3D打印机,所以现在只要有数字结构图,再加上塑料等一些材料,我们确实能够实现在一台机器上生成想要的所有物体。
That’s a boon for consumers and corporations alike. In the past year alone, middle-school students have 3-D-printed stock cars for physics lessons, scientists have 3-D-printed tissues for human organs, and GE has used 3-D printing to improve the efficiency of its jet engines. “This is one of those technologies that literally touches everything we do,” says Avi Reichental, CEO of 3D Systems, whose 3-D printers produce candy (as shown above) and musical instruments, among other objects.
无论是对消费者还是对企业而言,3D打印机都是一种福利。在过去的一年时间里,中学生用它打印了物理课要用的小汽车,科学家们用它打印了病人所需的器官组织,通用汽车公司用它提升了发动机的效率。3D Systems公司的CEO阿维称:“这是一项能够让我们获得任何东西的技术。”该公司的打印机曾打印出糖果(如图所示)、乐器等物品。
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