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This week in 3D printing, we went from the bottom of prehistoric oceans to the remote villages of Appalachia, picking up some precious metals \u2014 and helping the blind to read \u2014\u00a0along the way.<\/p>\n

Printing money<\/h3>\n

Fortune (appropriately) brought us the story of Desktop Metals<\/a>, a company that has the likes of\u00a0Alphabet, BMW, and Lowe\u2019s ponying up $45 million in investment in the hopes of bringing down the cost of 3D metal printing. Takes coin to make coin.<\/p>\n

And the blind will see<\/h3>\n
\"\u201cBraille\u201d

\u201cBraille\u201d by Roland DG Mid Europe Italia, licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

Mashable reported<\/a> on Team Tactile, a group of undergrads at MIT who are tackled the long-ignored, ripe-for-disruption world of braille translators for 2D text. Their model could cost a tiny fraction of the price of existing machines, thanks to 3D printing. While giving 2D-to-3D a whole new meaning.<\/p>\n

Jurassic SeaWorld<\/h3>\n

Popular Mechanics branched out this week, detailing how scientists from the Smithsonian<\/a> are basically living a paleontologist’s wildest dream \u2014\u00a0they’ve discovered a treasure trove of prehistoric, extinct marine life, and are using 3D modeling to reconstruct the ancient creatures. Safer than Jurassic Park, and almost as cool.<\/p>\n

The Beverly Hillbillies should invest<\/h3>\n

Bloomberg told the tale of an innovator and a dream<\/a>: Julielynn Wong, founder of 3D4MD<\/a>, who wants to bring medical supplies to impoverished rural areas using 3D printing. Even in places where wood stoves still provide the heating, like remote Appalachia, or, one day, the frigid poles of Mars. Not exact black gold, but way more useful in a pinch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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