Within a few years from now, we will be able to print whatsoever we want to, thanks to the 3D printers that might become available for everyone at reasonable prices very shortly. It means that I will be able to make the items such as a cellphone cover or a fork by myself. Wow! The 3D printers have been in use for last one decade for industrial applications but haven’t moved to the common public. Presently, such machines cost around $15,000 but the prices will go down in the coming years. Three-dimensional printers, also called rapid prototypers, amass objects from an assortment of fragments of material and crate models in a stack of very thin layers that can be hardened in small spots applying heat, light or chemicals. The 3D printer makers hope that the prices could go down as low as $2,000 within the next five years.
Via: Nytimes
