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Purdue University students have developed a soybean-based material that can be used for 3D printing. Filasoy, as it's called, is a low-energy, low-temperature, renewable and recyclable filament, and it's made from soy, tapioca root, cornstarch, and sugar cane.

3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental says 3D printing is localizing and transforming the manufacturing industry, moving the technology into version 2.0. The 3D printing industry is entering version 2.0, which will transform and localize manufacturing.

Australian scientists have found a way to print large but extremely lightweight and flexible solar panels like money. World-leading scientists at the CSIRO said the A3-sized panels, which are created by laying a liquid photovoltaic ink onto thin, flexible plastic could soon mean everyone has the ability to print their own solar panels at home.

Despite the on-going hype attached to 3D printing, and the advent of more consumer-friendly, affordable machines designed with a mainstream user in mind, consumer adoption of 3D printers is set for relatively slow growth in the near term, according to analyst Juniper Research.

There have been dramatic headlines about 3D technology, encompassing ideas to use 3D printers to make clothes, food, firearms and the parts of a house. It's also making an impact on education, with plans to put 3D printers into schools in the United Kingdom and the United States.

By: Adam Balkin Text size: + - TWC News: 3-D Printing Debuts New Innovations Play now The latest innovations in 3-D printing technology was debuted at the recent Inside 3-D Printing Conference and Expo. NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report.

Bits from Bytes offers both preassembled and build-it-yourself printer options. The 3DTouch 3D printer is shipped pre-assembled and our Education Model includes a two head assembly to enable use of support material, along with a Double Head Material Starter Pack.

Since growing up with a technology proves to be the best way to master it, schools and colleges are now integrating 3D printing in their curriculum. The importance of 3D printing will develop over the coming years; 3D printing for education adds value in teaching a broad range of skills.

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This just shows the huge steps that people are taking in 3d printing. It talks about how doctors have been able to make a model of a human kidney and replicate that by printing it using living cells.

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