S1 Ep 11 - 3D Printing
Xploration Earth 2050
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22m
What would happen if many of the products we use every day were made in our homes and not factories? 3D printing could make it happen. Join host Joe Penna as he meets pioneers in the field of 3D printing.Thanks to 3D printers, the billions of plastic bottles we use each year are being recycled as products we can use. And being able to print organs is changing health care in ways few people predicted.
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