Over the years 3D printing has had a steady rise to fame. In its infancy during the 1980s and early 1990s the potential was there; designers could prototype their designs and print 3D models out of digital data. However, back then materials were limited and machines for production were both expensive to manufacture and maintain.
Then came the adolescent years of the late 1990s, when the first 3D printed organ was successfully implanted into a human body. Then throughout the 2000s 3D printing evolved emphatically impacting the medical industry as 3D printed prosthetics limbs, fully functioning organs, and the bioprinting of organic cells became a reality.
Since then, this technology has matured, coming into its prime in the here and now as researchers, scientists, designers and artists, have pushed the potential of this high-tech printing technique. 3D printing now pervades industries from aeronautics to space travel and helps provide new habitats for coral polyps as well as new homes for humans.
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