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Organ-ically Improving
3D Printed Organs / Body Parts: Most Promising Projects

3D bioprinting has come a long way over the last decade. Find out the latest developments in 3D printed organs and body parts.

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Safety First
3D Printing and Toxic Emissions: Everything You Need to Know

It’s time to take a cold, hard look at an important question that's bouncing around the Internet. Is your 3D printer going to kill you with toxic fumes?

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Marathong Man
Are You Crazy Enough to Run a Marathon in 3D Printed Sandals?

Footwear Engineer Chris Bellamy is going to run the Boston Marathon in 3D Printed Sandals. Naturally, his employers at custom footwear maker Wiivv are only too happy to support him.

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An Eye for Brilliance
US Teen Invents “Eyeagnosis” System to Diagnose Diabetic Retinopathy

In her spare time, enterprising 16-year-old Kavya Kopparupu has made a cheap and effective 3D printed system to diagnose diabetic retinopathy.

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Sweet Smell of Success
How to 3D Print a Better Nose with PDMS Polymer

A combination of two different PDMS polymers allows for 3D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion, according to new research from Penn State University.

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Gravity Falls
3D Printed Kidney Passes Stones on Roller Coaster

Using a 3D printed kidney, a urologist discovers that riding a "moderate intensity" roller coaster helps patients pass painful kidney stones.

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Doctor Feelgood
3D Printing Saves Toddler’s Life with Kidney Transplant

In a pioneering operation, surgeons use 3D scanning and 3D printing to verify that a father's kidney would fit in his young son's abdomen before a live-saving kidney transplant.

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Fresh Air?
3D Print Air Quality Study Reveals Health Risks with Certain Filaments

Is your 3D printer slowly killing you? DIY3DTech.com did an air quality study for 3D printers to find out. After publishing a bunch of episodes of YouTube, Joseph Campbell has now has the results.

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Love Later Life
This 3D Printed Age Simulator Will Make You Feel 75 Years Old

Made by design studio Get Models Now using ZMorph Multitool 3D Printers, the Age Simulator is suit that replicates the physical sensation of being 75 years old. Wearing one will help designers to better understand the needs of the elderly.

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Sunny Diagnosis
3D Printed Solar-Powered FieldLab Makes Medical Diagnosis More Accessible and Affordable

The FieldLab is solar-powered and compact, making it suitable for conflict-ridden and remote areas requiring medical assistance.

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