This resource on 3-D printing shows us some of the things that can be done.
3ders.org – 83 year-old woman got 3D printed mandible | 3D Printing news
And thanks to my student Chris Dover, we have this story about a woman who had a 3-D printed jaw implant.
Elderly woman has lower jaw replaced with 3D printed titanium implant | Geek.com
It’s a paradigm shifting technology.
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More about 3D Printing. Some nice shots of it actually at work. This bshows a bit of the potential, and also Lisa discusses how it might change production processes in the future– one of those paradigm breaking improvements we are discussing.
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And what does it mean for people? for our kids? grandkids?
I remember what Siddhartha said in Hermann Hesse’s novel. When he applied for a job after being a monk for years, the owner asked him what he could do that would help his business. He said, “I can think and I can fast.” What we are seeing in America is the fasting of manufacturing. As for the thinking, to be at the top of the pyramid we have to have a high level of capability today. Even conventional education is not enough. A computer programmer as machine operator in a factory?
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