3 - D printing is going to put man out of work and make shopping disused , if you believe the Evangelist . But before it does all of that , it has wretched sickly animals to save , like Cleopatra the tortoise .
Backstory : Cleopatra had a poor diet , and as a result , a plate that was misshapen , full of valleys and ridges . This signify that when she encounter with her tortoise friends , her shell became haggard , and eventually , holes appeared , make her vulnerable to transmission .
The solution was to 3 - D mark her a protective shell out of fetching scarlet plastic , which sits on top of her lousy non-3 - D - printed normal cuticle , and protects her at playtime . She ’s carry to cure within the next few years , and will finally grow out of her shield and be like all the relief of the tortoises .
Although the story ’s only really interesting for the aww points ( tortoise with a 3 - five hundred print case ! ) it proves that 3 - five hundred printing does have a place in the medical populace , for custom - sized one - off devices . Although humans do n’t have shells ( thanks , organic evolution ) , we do haveearsandbones and descent vessels , all of which need replacing on occasion . [ Telegraph ]
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