{"id":644841,"date":"2013-03-01T16:08:49","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T21:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=219650"},"modified":"2013-03-01T16:08:49","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T21:08:49","slug":"can-3d-printing-really-change-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/644841","title":{"rendered":"Can 3D Printing Really Change Everything?"},"content":{"rendered":"

3D printing<\/a> has easily established itself as something amazing. Is it really the revolutionary technology that everybody makes it out to be though? That’s the question behind a new episode of PBS’ wonderful Off Book series<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This week, Off Book interviews numerous 3D printing insiders and experts to get their opinions on the future of the technology: <\/p>\n

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Much attention has been paid to 3D Printing lately, with new companies developing cheaper and more efficient consumer models that have wowed the tech community. They herald 3D Printing as a revolutionary and disruptive technology, but how will these printers truly affect our society? Beyond an initial novelty, 3D Printing could have a game-changing impact on consumer culture, copyright and patent law, and even the very concept of scarcity on which our economy is based. From at-home repairs to new businesses, from medical to ecological developments, 3D Printing has an undeniably wide range of possibilities which could profoundly change our world.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n