Technologies Paving Way For The Future

3D Printing

Another recent trend that has been making waves is 3D printing technology. In traditional manufacturing models, some small parts are made separately, often by pouring hot materials into casts and fastening the cooled parts together. With 3D printers, all of the pieces are assembled at once, and rather than using casts, the desired shape is created by the patterns in which layers of material are successively added on top of each other. One promising application of 3D printers is simplifying space travel. If you are going on a long voyage or visiting another planet, you have to decide what to bring with you: how many leg braces, how many extra gaskets, and so on. If you can just bring a 3D printer on your ship, you can print whatever you need whenever it's needed.

Head into another world without leaving this one and continue reading.