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alt="" width="110" height="96">Why would your
library have any interest in 3D printing? You
probably have enough trouble with your 2D
printers, right? Well, a small handful of
libraries have decided to foster the creative
tendencies of their patrons and supply 3D printers
for public use, perhaps as part of a <a
href="http://www.fflib.org/about-us/services/fablab">library
Fab Lab</a> or as a result of <a
href="http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/07/ux/westport-library-unveils-new-maker-space/">hosting
a Maker Faire</a>. Libraries that want to offer
their users an opportunity to experience and learn
about new technology might include 3D printers, as
Cleveland Public Library has in their new <a
href="http://www.cpl.org/TheLibrary/SubjectsCollections/TechCentral.aspx">TechCentral</a>.
And as you can see from the stories below, the
possible uses of 3D printing seem to be limited
only by the user's (patron's?) imagination.
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font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670299/using-3-d-printing-to-recreate-the-calls-of-a-wooly-mammoth">Using
3-D printing to recreate the calls of a Wooly
Mammoth</a> (Co.Design/Kelsey
Campbell-Dollaghan) "Since graduating,
[Marguerite] Humeau has focused on the speech
boxes of three other long-extinct mammals - no
small feat, given that a smattering of bones is
all that remains of these creatures. In May, the
25-year-old unveiled the fruits of her research:
three massive 3-D-printed models of prehistoric
vocal tracts, installed in Saint-Étienne's <a
href="http://www.citedudesign.com/">Cité du
Design</a>."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/42767/Rapid-prototyping-used-to-create-bespoke-helmets-for-Team-GB.aspx">Rapid
prototyping used to create bespoke helmets for
Team GB</a> (Eureka/Laura Hopperton) "To
create them, Crux began by utilising new CAD
methods and taking 3D laser scans of each
individual athlete to ensure the best fit.
Additive manufacturing methods were then used to
turn the 3D models into rapid prototypes over
night. According to the company, the prototypes
were physically used as part of the helmet
fitting process; giving the athletes confidence
that their helmet fit would be flawless."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/07/30/now-you-can-get-a-3d-replica-of-your-fetus-because-thats-not-creepy-at-all/">Now
you can get a 3D replica of your fetus</a>
(RocketNews24/Steven Simonitch) "The fetus is
first photographed using MRI and the resulting
image data processed using special 3D software.
A 3D printer is then used to construct the
model, using clear resin for the mother's body
and white resin for the fetus. The position,
posture and appearance of the baby appear
exactly as it does in the mother's uterus."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/adding-a-3d-print-button-to-animation-software">Adding
a '3D print' button to animation software</a>
(Harvard School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences/Caroline Perry) "'Perhaps in the future
someone will invent a 3D printer that prints the
body and the electronics in one piece,' [Moritz]
Bächer muses. 'Then you could create the
complete animated character at the push of a
button and have it run around on your desk.'
Harvard's <a href="http://www.otd.harvard.edu/">Office
of Technology Development</a> has filed a
patent application and is working with the
Pfister Lab to commercialize the new technology
by licensing it to an existing company or by
forming a start-up."</li>
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fact:</em></strong></small><br>
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<div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;">If you're
wondering if 3D printing might be just a passing
fad, you should know that the 3D printing business
is <a
href="http://on3dprinting.com/2012/08/06/infographic-how-3d-printing-works-industry-growth-stocks-and-more/">projected</a>
to grow 300% in the next eight years.
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