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Printing in 3-D

  • August 7, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

You may have heard of 3-D printers, but do you know how they work? They build up super-thin layers of material to make all kinds of things, from toys to jewelry to prototypes for new products. They can even make custom-fitted body parts, like bones, for surgical implants!

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